85R14005 JXC-D
By: Howard H.B. No. 4165
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the placement of certain highway signs that promote
businesses or provide other information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 391.092, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
(d-1) Rules adopted under this section may not allow the
placement of a specific information logo sign, major shopping area
guide sign, or tourist-oriented directional sign at a location that
is:
(1) in an area that is subject to a municipal ordinance
that designates the area as a "Hill Country Scenic Roadway
Corridor"; and
(2) along a highway that has an annual average daily
traffic volume of fewer than 100,000 vehicles.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a sign for which the Texas Department of Transportation enters
into a contract or agreement or renews a contract or agreement on or
after the effective date of this Act. A contract or agreement
entered into or renewed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.