Amend CSSB 370 in Article 1 of the bill by adding a new
appropriately numbered section to read as follows and by
renumbering the remaining sections as appropriate:
      SECTION 1.____.  Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation
Code, is amended by adding Section 201.610 to read as follows:
      Sec. 201.610.  HIGHWAY SOUND BARRIERS.  The department may
erect a sound barrier to reduce the noise from a road or highway in
the state highway system at any location the department determines
is appropriate, including along the right-of-way of a railroad that
runs parallel or adjacent to a road or highway.