HBA-DMH H.B. 3433 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3433
By: Merritt
Transportation
7/18/2001
Enrolled



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Some citizens who have made important contributions to the State of Texas
have been recognized by the state by having their names designated to
certain landmarks.  Charles K. Devall owned several Northeast Texas
newspapers, including the Kilgore News Herald, which he published from 1940
to 1979.  He also served as the president of the North & East Texas Press
Association in 1937.  Mr. Devall took part in the 33-year roadway
improvement project to bypass Gregg and Rusk counties called the Kilgore
relief route which is expected to be completed in 2001.  House Bill 3433
designates a portion of United States Highway 259 Relief Route as the
Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3433 amends the Transportation Code to designate a portion of
United States Highway 259 Relief Route from 4/10 mile south of the northern
Kilgore municipal boundary to 7/10 mile south of the southern Kilgore
municipal boundary as the Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway.  The bill
requires the Texas Department of Transportation to design and construct
memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the
Charles K. Devall Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

June 15, 2001.