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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a segment of U.S. Highway 75 in |
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Dallas County as the George W. Bush Expressway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.0331 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.0331. GEORGE W. BUSH EXPRESSWAY. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of U.S. Highway 75 |
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in Dallas County between its intersection with Knox Street/North |
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Henderson Avenue and its intersection with Northwest Highway is |
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designated as the George W. Bush Expressway. The designation is in |
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addition to any other designation. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (d), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the George W. Bush Expressway and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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(c) The department shall accept a grant or donation made to |
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assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a marker |
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under this section. |
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(d) The department may not design, construct, or erect a |
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marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is |
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made to the department to cover the cost of the design, |
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construction, and erection of the marker. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |