S.B. No. 1997
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo
  County as the Bill Summers International Boulevard.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this Act is to recognize
  Bill Summers for his unselfish sacrifices in developing a close
  relationship between the Rio Grande Valley and the State of
  Tamaulipas, United Mexican States.
         SECTION 2.  AMENDMENT.  Subchapter B, Chapter 225,
  Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.077 to read
  as follows:
         Sec. 225.077.  BILL SUMMERS INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD.  
  (a)  Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between U.S. Highway 83 and the
  Progreso International Bridge is designated as the Bill Summers
  International Boulevard.
         (b)  Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall
  design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway
  number, the designation as the Bill Summers International
  Boulevard, and any other appropriate information.
         (c)  The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
  boulevard and at appropriate intermediate sites along the
  boulevard.
         (d)  The requirement that a recognized individual be
  deceased under Section 225.001(c) does not apply to this section.
         SECTION 3.  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.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1997 passed the Senate on
  April 16, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1997 passed the House on
  May 26, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, one
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor