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.