By:  Bernsen                                          S.B. No. 1129
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of
 1-3     the feasibility of adopting a scenic byways program.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  The Texas Department of Transportation shall
 1-6     study the feasibility of adopting a scenic byways program in
 1-7     accordance with 23 U.S.C. Section 162 and shall report the findings
 1-8     of the study to the 78th Legislature not later than January 1,
 1-9     2003.
1-10           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-11     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-12     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-13     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-14     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.