87R3303 DRS-D
By: Metcalf H.B. No. 1158
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the inclusion of a nonprofit attraction on a specific
information logo sign.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 391.001, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subdivision (10) and amending Subdivision (12) to read as
follows:
(10) "Nonprofit attraction" means an establishment,
including a museum, monument, or park, that:
(A) is exempt from income taxation under Section
501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed under
Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and
(B) meets the criteria established by the
department by rule under Section 391.093(i).
(12) "Specific information logo sign" means a
rectangular sign imprinted with:
(A) the words "GAS," "FOOD," "LODGING,"
"CAMPING," [or] "24 HOUR Rx," or "ATTRACTION" or with a combination
of those words;[,] and
(B) the specific brand names of commercial
establishments offering those services or names of nonprofit
attractions, as applicable.
SECTION 2. Section 391.091(b-1), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b-1) A contract under this section shall provide for:
(1) the assessment of fees to be paid to a contractor
by a commercial establishment or nonprofit attraction eligible for
display on the specific information logo sign; and
(2) remittance to the department of at least 10
percent of the fees collected by the contractor.
SECTION 3. Section 391.093, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and
(i) to read as follows:
(a) A commercial establishment, to be eligible to have its
name displayed on a specific information logo sign, must:
(1) provide gas, food, lodging, camping, or pharmacy
services; and
(2) be located not more than three miles from an
interchange on an eligible highway.
(a-1) A nonprofit attraction, to be eligible to have its
name displayed on a specific information logo sign, must be located
not more than three miles from an interchange on an eligible
highway.
(a-2) If no commercial establishment or nonprofit
attraction [service] participating or willing to participate in the
specific information logo sign program is located within three
miles of an interchange, the commission may grant permits for
commercial establishments and nonprofit attractions located not
farther than:
(1) six miles from the interchange;
(2) nine miles from the interchange if no
establishment or attraction [service] participating or willing to
participate in the program is located within six miles from the
interchange;
(3) 12 miles from the interchange if no establishment
or attraction [service] participating or willing to participate in
the program is located within nine miles of the interchange; or
(4) 15 miles from the interchange if no establishment
or attraction [service] participating or willing to participate in
the program is located within 12 miles of the interchange.
(i) The department by rule shall establish criteria for
establishments that are eligible for inclusion as nonprofit
attractions on specific information logo signs.
SECTION 4. Sections 391.094 and 391.095, Transportation
Code, are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 391.094. DUTY NOT TO DISCRIMINATE. A commercial
establishment or nonprofit attraction identified on a specific
information logo sign shall conform to all applicable laws
concerning the provision of public accommodations without regard to
race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.
Sec. 391.095. PLACEMENT OF SIGNS. (a) The contractor
installing a specific information logo sign shall place the sign so
that:
(1) the sign is at least 800 feet from the previous
interchange and at least 800 feet from the exit direction sign at
the interchange from which the commercial establishment or
nonprofit attraction is accessible [services are available];
(2) two signs having the same legend are at least 800
feet apart, but are not excessively spaced; and
(3) a motorist, after following the sign, can
conveniently reenter the highway and continue in the original
direction of travel.
(b) A specific information logo sign that is placed along a
ramp or at a ramp terminal must be a duplicate of the corresponding
[establishment] logo sign located at an interchange, except that
the ramp sign must:
(1) be smaller;
(2) include the distance to the commercial
establishment or nonprofit attraction; and
(3) include directional arrows instead of directions
shown in words.
(c) If the commercial establishment or nonprofit attraction
is [service facilities are] not visible from an interchange ramp
terminal, additional signs may be placed along the ramp or at the
ramp terminal.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.