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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of the El Camino Real de los Tejas |
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National Historic Trail as a historic highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 442.021, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas |
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Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market |
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the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail as a Texas |
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historic highway. |
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(d) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under |
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Subsection (c), the commission and the Texas Department of |
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Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway |
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enhancement. |
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(e) A designation of the El Camino Real de los Tejas |
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National Historic Trail as a Texas historic highway may not be |
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construed as a designation under the National Historic Preservation |
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Act (16 U.S.C. Section 470 et seq.). |
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(f) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required |
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to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a |
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grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the |
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cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money |
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received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the |
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credit of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |