H.B. No. 3421

AN ACT

relating to the designation of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a historic highway.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 442.021, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows:

(c) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a Texas historic highway.

(d) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under Subsection (c), the commission and the Texas Department of Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway enhancement.

(e) A designation of the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a Texas historic highway may not be construed as a designation under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. Section 470 et seq.).

(f) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3421 was passed by the House on April 26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3421 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 .

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________

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Governor