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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the tourist-oriented directional sign program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 391.099, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (c) and (e) and adding Subsection (i) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) Except as provided by Subsection (f), the commission |
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shall: |
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(1) regulate the content, composition, design, |
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placement, erection, and maintenance of tourist-oriented |
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directional signs and supports on eligible highway rights-of-way; |
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(1-a) ensure that a tourist-oriented directional sign |
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is placed in the designated area not more than 90 days after the |
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date a contract between a contractor and an eligible facility is |
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executed; |
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(1-b) erect a general service sign, instead of a |
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tourist-oriented directional sign, at the request of an eligible |
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facility that is a recreational vehicle park or camping area at a |
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cost to the facility not to exceed $250 for each sign; and |
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(2) adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce |
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this section. |
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(e) A contract under this section shall provide for: |
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(1) the assessment of fees to be paid to a contractor |
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by an eligible facility based on the size of the facility as |
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determined by the annual receipts of the facility; [and] |
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(2) remittance to the department of the greater of: |
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(A) 25 [10] percent of the fees collected by the |
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contractor; or |
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(B) an amount sufficient to recover the |
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department's costs of administering the program; and |
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(3) completion and placement of a tourist-oriented |
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directional sign in a designated area not more than 90 days after |
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the date a contract is executed between a contractor and an eligible |
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facility. |
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(i) Revenue received by the department under this section |
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shall be used for annual destination studies that determine where |
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tourists to this state reside. |
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SECTION 2. Section 391.099, Transportation Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies only to a contract executed on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract executed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |