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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to commercial signs along certain roads in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 391, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 391.2521 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 391.2521. COUNTY APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL |
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SIGNS. (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may |
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require a person to obtain county approval for the construction or |
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reconstruction of a commercial sign located: |
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(1) in a county that contains more than one area that |
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is certified as a Dark Sky Community by the International Dark-Sky |
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Association as part of the International Dark Sky Places Program; |
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and |
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(2) adjacent to and visible from a farm-to-market or |
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ranch-to-market road. |
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(b) The department may not issue a permit under this chapter |
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to an applicant who is required to obtain county approval under this |
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section unless the person has obtained the required county |
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approval. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |