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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to signs posted under the memorial sign program for |
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victims of certain vehicle accidents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 201.909(e), (f), and (g), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(e) If the application meets the department's requirements |
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and the applicant pays the memorial sign fee, the department shall |
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erect a sign. A sign posted under this section may remain posted |
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for two years [one year]. At the end of the two-year [one-year] |
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period the department may release the sign to the applicant. The |
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department is not required to release a sign that has been damaged. |
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(f) A sign posted under this section that is damaged shall |
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be removed by the department. Except as provided in Subsection |
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(g), the department may post a new sign if it has been less than two |
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years [one year] from the posting of the original sign and a person: |
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(1) submits a written request to the department to |
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replace the sign; and |
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(2) submits a replacement fee in the amount provided |
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under Subsection (d)(2). |
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(g) During the two-year [one-year] posting period the |
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department shall replace a sign posted under this section that is |
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damaged because of the department's negligence. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |