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By: Moody (Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez) |
H.B. No. 3868 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 4, 2015; |
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May 5, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 12, 2015, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 12, 2015, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as |
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the Don Juan de Onate Trail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.030. DON JUAN DE ONATE TRAIL AS TEXAS HISTORIC |
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HIGHWAY. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas |
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Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market |
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Westside Drive in El Paso County as the Don Juan de Onate Trail and a |
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Texas historic highway. |
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(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under |
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Subsection (a), 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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(c) A designation of Westside Drive in El Paso County as the |
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Don Juan de Onate Trail and 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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(d) 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, 2015. |
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