88R26136 SRA-F
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 3787
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert
systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter K-2 to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER K-2. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS FOR ALERT SYSTEMS
Sec. 411.321. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Department of Transportation
shall provide information necessary for statewide alert systems
created under Subchapters K-1, L, L-1, M, P, P-1, and Q through a
system of dynamic message signs that are:
(1) located across the state; and
(2) capable of displaying digital images useful in
locating a missing individual.
(b) The Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an
agreement with a private entity to install or operate the dynamic
message signs described by Subsection (a) and shall request
permission from the United States Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration to implement this section. An
agreement under this subsection must generate net revenue to the
state and reduce the amount of tax revenue necessary to fund the
installation and operation of the dynamic message signs described
by Subsection (a). The Texas Department of Transportation may
accept gifts and grants of money, equipment, or other resources
necessary to install and operate the dynamic message signs
described by Subsection (a).
(c) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required
to comply with Subsection (a) if that department receives notice
from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway
Administration that the use of the dynamic message signs described
by that subsection would result in the loss of federal highway
funding or other punitive actions taken against this state due to
noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or policies.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.