HBA-ALS H.B. 1861 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1861
By: Gutierrez
Transportation
3/19/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The purpose of this bill is to encourage private investment in the
transportation infrastructure of the Texas-Mexico border region. H.B. 1861
requires the Texas Transportation Commission to provide for increased
private investment in the transportation infrastructure in specified
counties in the border region.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 201.109(b), Transportation Code, to require the
Texas Transportation Commission (commission), in carrying out this section,
to provide for increasing private investment in the transportation
infrastructure in the border region, including the counties of Atascosa,
Bandera, Bexar, Brewster, Brooks, Cameron, Crockett, Culberson, Dimmit,
Duval, Edwards, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Jim
Wells, Kenedy, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, Maverick,
McMullen, Medina, Nueces, Pecos, Presidio, Real, Reeves, San Patricio,
Starr, Sutton, Terrell, Uvalde, Val Verde, Webb, Willacy, Zapata, and
Zavala.  Makes a nonsubstantive change. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.