By: Hughes S.B. No. 1387
(In the Senate - Filed March 1, 2023; March 16, 2023, read
first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
April 12, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0, one present not
voting; April 12, 2023, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1387 By: Hancock
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 from
the Federal Highway Administration for any provisions necessary for
implementation with the private entity. 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.
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