Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1	1	87R3303 DRS-D
2	2	By: Metcalf H.B. No. 1158
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the inclusion of a nonprofit attraction on a specific
8	8	information logo sign.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 391.001, Transportation Code, is amended
11	11	by adding Subdivision (10) and amending Subdivision (12) to read as
12	12	follows:
13	13	(10) "Nonprofit attraction" means an establishment,
14	14	including a museum, monument, or park, that:
15	15	(A) is exempt from income taxation under Section
16	16	501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed under
17	17	Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and
18	18	(B) meets the criteria established by the
19	19	department by rule under Section 391.093(i).
20	20	(12) "Specific information logo sign" means a
21	21	rectangular sign imprinted with:
22	22	(A) the words "GAS," "FOOD," "LODGING,"
23	23	"CAMPING," [or] "24 HOUR Rx," or "ATTRACTION" or with a combination
24	24	of those words;[,] and
25	25	(B) the specific brand names of commercial
26	26	establishments offering those services or names of nonprofit
27	27	attractions, as applicable.
28	28	SECTION 2. Section 391.091(b-1), Transportation Code, is
29	29	amended to read as follows:
30	30	(b-1) A contract under this section shall provide for:
31	31	(1) the assessment of fees to be paid to a contractor
32	32	by a commercial establishment or nonprofit attraction eligible for
33	33	display on the specific information logo sign; and
34	34	(2) remittance to the department of at least 10
35	35	percent of the fees collected by the contractor.
36	36	SECTION 3. Section 391.093, Transportation Code, is amended
37	37	by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and
38	38	(i) to read as follows:
39	39	(a) A commercial establishment, to be eligible to have its
40	40	name displayed on a specific information logo sign, must:
41	41	(1) provide gas, food, lodging, camping, or pharmacy
42	42	services; and
43	43	(2) be located not more than three miles from an
44	44	interchange on an eligible highway.
45	45	(a-1) A nonprofit attraction, to be eligible to have its
46	46	name displayed on a specific information logo sign, must be located
47	47	not more than three miles from an interchange on an eligible
48	48	highway.
49	49	(a-2) If no commercial establishment or nonprofit
50	50	attraction [service] participating or willing to participate in the
51	51	specific information logo sign program is located within three
52	52	miles of an interchange, the commission may grant permits for
53	53	commercial establishments and nonprofit attractions located not
54	54	farther than:
55	55	(1) six miles from the interchange;
56	56	(2) nine miles from the interchange if no
57	57	establishment or attraction [service] participating or willing to
58	58	participate in the program is located within six miles from the
59	59	interchange;
60	60	(3) 12 miles from the interchange if no establishment
61	61	or attraction [service] participating or willing to participate in
62	62	the program is located within nine miles of the interchange; or
63	63	(4) 15 miles from the interchange if no establishment
64	64	or attraction [service] participating or willing to participate in
65	65	the program is located within 12 miles of the interchange.
66	66	(i) The department by rule shall establish criteria for
67	67	establishments that are eligible for inclusion as nonprofit
68	68	attractions on specific information logo signs.
69	69	SECTION 4. Sections 391.094 and 391.095, Transportation
70	70	Code, are amended to read as follows:
71	71	Sec. 391.094. DUTY NOT TO DISCRIMINATE. A commercial
72	72	establishment or nonprofit attraction identified on a specific
73	73	information logo sign shall conform to all applicable laws
74	74	concerning the provision of public accommodations without regard to
75	75	race, religion, color, sex, or national origin.
76	76	Sec. 391.095. PLACEMENT OF SIGNS. (a) The contractor
77	77	installing a specific information logo sign shall place the sign so
78	78	that:
79	79	(1) the sign is at least 800 feet from the previous
80	80	interchange and at least 800 feet from the exit direction sign at
81	81	the interchange from which the commercial establishment or
82	82	nonprofit attraction is accessible [services are available];
83	83	(2) two signs having the same legend are at least 800
84	84	feet apart, but are not excessively spaced; and
85	85	(3) a motorist, after following the sign, can
86	86	conveniently reenter the highway and continue in the original
87	87	direction of travel.
88	88	(b) A specific information logo sign that is placed along a
89	89	ramp or at a ramp terminal must be a duplicate of the corresponding
90	90	[establishment] logo sign located at an interchange, except that
91	91	the ramp sign must:
92	92	(1) be smaller;
93	93	(2) include the distance to the commercial
94	94	establishment or nonprofit attraction; and
95	95	(3) include directional arrows instead of directions
96	96	shown in words.
97	97	(c) If the commercial establishment or nonprofit attraction
98	98	is [service facilities are] not visible from an interchange ramp
99	99	terminal, additional signs may be placed along the ramp or at the
100	100	ramp terminal.
101	101	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.