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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to travel information centers operated by the Texas |
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Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 204.004, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 204.004. PAYMENT OF COSTS. The department may pay from |
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highway revenues the cost, including the administration and |
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operation cost, of: |
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(1) developing, publishing, and distributing |
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material; and |
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(2) maintaining [and operating] travel information |
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centers. |
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SECTION 2. Section 204.009, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 204.009. SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS AND COMMERCIAL |
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ADVERTISING SPACE. (a) The department may sell promotional items |
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such as calendars, books, prints, caps, light clothing, or other |
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items approved by the commission that advertise the resources of |
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this state. |
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(b) The department may sell commercial advertising space in |
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a travel information center if the advertising is displayed solely |
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within the travel information center and is not legible from the |
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highway. |
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(c) The department shall set rates for commercial |
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advertising and other services available at a travel information |
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center at a level that generates receipts approximately sufficient |
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to cover the cost of its travel and information operations. |
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(d) All proceeds from the sale of the items and commercial |
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advertising space shall be deposited in a separate account in [to
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the credit of] the state highway fund for the department's use in |
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its travel and information operations. |
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(e) [(c)] Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply |
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to money deposited under this section. |
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(f) The department may not engage in any activities |
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authorized under this section that would decrease the amount of |
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federal highway funding available to the department. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |