By: Fraser S.B. No. 1822
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to erecting an off-premise sign adjacent to and visible
from certain roads, including Farm-to-Market Road 1431 between the
eastern city limits of the city of Marble Falls and the boundary
line between Burnet and Travis Counties and roads that follow the
route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 391.252, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A person may not erect an off-premise sign that is
adjacent to and visible from:
(1) U.S. Highway 290 between the western city limits
of the city of Austin and the eastern city limits of the city of
Fredericksburg;
(2) State Highway 317 between the northern city limits
of the city of Belton to the southern city limits of the city of
Valley Mills;
(3) State Highway 16 between the northern city limits
of the city of Kerrville and Interstate Highway 20;
(4) U.S. Highway 77 between State Highway 186 and
State Highway 44;
(5) U.S. Highway 281 between:
(A) State Highway 186 and Interstate Highway 37,
exclusive of the segment of U.S. Highway 281 located in the city
limits of Three Rivers; and
(B) the southern boundary line of Comal County
and State Highway 306;
(6) State Highway 17 between State Highway 118 and
U.S. Highway 90;
(7) State Highway 67 between U.S. Highway 90 and
Farm-to-Market Road 170;
(8) Farm-to-Market Road 170 between State Highway 67
and State Highway 118;
(9) State Highway 118 between Farm-to-Market Road 170
and State Highway 17;
(10) State Highway 105 between the western city limits
of the city of Sour Lake to the eastern city limits of the city of
Cleveland;
(11) State Highway 73 between the eastern city limits
of the city of Winnie to the western city limits of the city of Port
Arthur;
(12) State Highway 21 between the southern city limits
of the city of College Station and U.S. Highway 290;
(13) a highway located in:
(A) the Sabine National Forest;
(B) the Davy Crockett National Forest; or
(C) the Sam Houston National Forest;
(14) Segments 1 through 4 of State Highway 130;
(15) a highway in Bandera County that is part of the
state highway system;
(16) Farm-to-Market Road 3238 beginning at State
Highway 71 and any extension of that road through Hays and Blanco
Counties;
(17) Farm-to-Market Road 2978 between Farm-to-Market
Road 1488 and the boundary line between Harris and Montgomery
Counties;
(18) U.S. Highway 90 between the western city limits
of the city of San Antonio and the eastern city limits of the city of
Hondo; [or]
(19) the following highways in Austin County:
(A) State Highway 159;
(B) Farm-to-Market Road 331;
(C) Farm-to-Market Road 529;
(D) Farm-to-Market Road 1094; and
(E) Farm-to-Market Road 2502;
(20) Farm-to-Market Road 1431 between the eastern city
limits of the city of Marble Falls and the boundary line between
Burnet and Travis Counties; or
(21) the following highway segments that are a part of
the route of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro:
(A) Farm-to-Market Road 258 between
Farm-to-Market Road 1110 and Loop 375; and
(B) State Highway 20 between State Highway 260
and the border of this state and the state of New Mexico.
SECTION 2. The change in law made to Subsection (a), Section
391.252, Transportation Code, applies only to an off-premise sign
erected on or after the effective date of this Act. An off-premise
sign erected before the effective date of this Act is covered by the
law in effect when the sign was erected, and the former law is
continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.