By Bernsen                                            S.B. No. 1129
         Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1129:
         By Alexander                                      C.S.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 study
 1-6     current regulations affecting billboards in this State, including
 1-7     vegetation control regulations, and the feasibility of adopting a
 1-8     scenic byways program in accordance with 23 U.S.C. Section 162.
 1-9     The department shall report the findings of the study to the 78th
1-10     Legislature not later than January 1, 2003.
1-11           SECTION 2. This act takes effect immediately if it receives a
1-12     vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-13     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-14     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-15     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.