84R8266 AAF-D
By: Guillen H.B. No. 1280
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of certain rest areas on Interstate
Highway 35 in La Salle County as the Leodoro Martinez Jr. Rest
Areas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.2003 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.2003. LEODORO MARTINEZ JR. REST AREAS. (a) The
northbound and southbound rest areas located on Interstate Highway
35 in La Salle County are designated as the Leodoro Martinez Jr.
Rest Areas.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers at
each rest area described by Subsection (a) indicating the
designation of those rest areas as the Leodoro Martinez Jr. Rest
Areas and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect markers at appropriate
locations at the rest areas.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department
is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this
section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the
department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and
erection of the marker.
(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited
to the credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.