TITLE: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Jefferson County as the Allan B. Ritter Highway.

SUMMARY: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Jefferson County as the Allan B. Ritter Highway.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Jefferson County as the Allan B. Ritter Highway. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.108 to read as follows: Sec. 225.108. ALLAN B. RITTER HIGHWAY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of U.S. Highway 69 between State Highway 347 and State Highway 73 in Jefferson County is designated as the Allan B. Ritter Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Allan B. Ritter Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.