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.