78R10044 DRH-D


By:  Truitt                                                       H.B. No. 2179



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the removal of certain on-premise signs in a 
municipality.      
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 216.003, Local Government Code, is 
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (e) to 
read as follows:
	(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the [The] owner of 
a sign that is required to be relocated, reconstructed, or removed 
is entitled to be compensated by the municipality for costs 
associated with the relocation, reconstruction, or removal.
	(e)  A municipality that exercises authority under this 
subchapter may, without paying compensation as provided by this 
subchapter, require the removal of an on-premise sign or sign 
structure not sooner than the first anniversary of the date the 
business, person, or activity that the sign or sign structure 
identifies or advertises ceases to operate on the premises on which 
the sign or sign structure is located.  The removal of a sign or sign 
structure as described by this subsection does not require the 
appointment of a board under Section 216.004.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.