H.B. No. 3868

AN ACT

relating to the designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 442.030 to read as follows:

Sec. 442.030. DON JUAN DE ONATE TRAIL AS TEXAS HISTORIC HIGHWAY. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail and a Texas historic highway.

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

(c) A designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail and 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.).

(d) 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, 2015.

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President of the Senate Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3868 was passed by the House on April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3868 was passed by the Senate on May 20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________

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Governor