78R1205 MTB-D
By: Krusee H.B. No. 1039
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 391, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 391.256 to read as follows:
Sec. 391.256. SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM. (a) The department
shall plan, design, and establish a program for designating
highways as State Scenic Byways.
(b) The department shall:
(1) develop grant projects in accordance with 23
U.S.C. Section 162 for highways designated as State Scenic Byways,
National Scenic Byways, or All-American Roads; and
(2) apply for funding under 23 U.S.C. Section 162 for
the grant projects.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.