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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of certain highway signs that promote |
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businesses or provide other information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 391.092, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) Rules adopted under this section may not allow the |
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placement of a specific information logo sign, major shopping area |
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guide sign, or tourist-oriented directional sign at a location that |
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is: |
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(1) in an area that is subject to a municipal ordinance |
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that designates the area as a "Hill Country Scenic Roadway |
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Corridor"; and |
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(2) along a highway that has an annual average daily |
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traffic volume of fewer than 100,000 vehicles. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a sign for which the Texas Department of Transportation enters |
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into a contract or agreement or renews a contract or agreement on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A contract or agreement |
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entered into or renewed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |