1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a guide for historical markers along roadways in this 1-3 state. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 442.0065 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 442.0065. GUIDE TO HISTORICAL MARKERS. (a) In this 1-8 section, "department" means the Texas Department of Transportation. 1-9 (b) The department, in consultation with the commission, 1-10 shall publish a guide to historical markers along roadways in this 1-11 state that includes: 1-12 (1) a listing of the historical markers along roadways 1-13 with identifying numbers assigned to each marker by the department; 1-14 and 1-15 (2) a summary of the information on each marker. 1-16 (c) For each historical marker, the department shall erect 1-17 and maintain, if practicable, signs informing users of the roadway 1-18 of the marker and indicating the identifying number of the marker. 1-19 The department shall erect a sign under this subsection 1-20 approximately one mile preceding the historical marker if that 1-21 placement is practicable. 1-22 (d) The department shall use information from the 1-23 commission's Texas historical roadside marker restoration program 1-24 and the state historical marker program under Section 442.006 in 2-1 creating the guide to historical markers under Subsection (b). 2-2 (e) The department shall make available to the public the 2-3 guide published under Subsection (b) at a reasonable price 2-4 determined by the department. Revenue from sales of the guide 2-5 shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund and is 2-6 exempt from the application of Section 403.095. 2-7 (f) The department shall work with the commission to ensure 2-8 that there is no duplication between publications currently 2-9 available through the commission or other sources. 2-10 SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Transportation is not 2-11 required by Section 442.0065, Government Code, as added by this 2-12 Act, to replace or change a historical marker sign that was erected 2-13 before the effective date of this Act except in the normal course 2-14 of maintenance of the sign. 2-15 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-16 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-17 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-18 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-19 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2263 was passed by the House on May 5, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. No. 2263 on May 25, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 116, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2263 was passed by the Senate, with amendments, on May 23, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor