88R198 SRA-D
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 3787
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an agreement with a private entity for 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 enter into an agreement with a private entity to 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 the missing individual.
(b) The agreement under Subsection (a) must generate net
revenue to the state, and tax revenue may not be used 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 enter into an agreement under Subsection (a) if the 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.