Amend CSSB 1420 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS as appropriate:

SECTION ____. Chapter 221, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 221.004 to read as follows:

Sec. 221.004. STATE BYWAYS PROGRAM. (a) The department shall develop, implement, and administer a program to:

(1) designate as scenic byways, highways or portions of highways in the state highway system that have notable scenic or historic qualities; and

(2) pursue funding under the federal scenic byways program for projects on highways designated as scenic byways.

(b) The department shall:

(1) adopt rules for the administration of this section and the state byways program; and

(2) structure the program under this section to maximize the amount of money available from the federal government for the program.

(c) At a minimum, the department shall designate the following highways as scenic byways:

(1) State Highway 16 through Bandera, Kerr, Gillespie, and Llano Counties;

(2) Interstate Highway 10 through Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, and Kimble Counties;

(3) State Highway 83 through Uvalde, Real, Kerr, Kimble, and Menard Counties; and

(4) State Highway 29 through Menard, Mason, and Llano Counties.