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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation by the Texas Department of Transportation of |
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the spacing along highways of outdoor advertising in certain |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 391, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 391.038 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 391.038. SPACING REQUIREMENTS IN CERTAIN |
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MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section, "electronic sign" means a |
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sign that changes its message or copy by programmable electronic or |
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mechanical processes. |
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(b) The department, in regulating outdoor advertising |
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located in the corporate boundaries of a municipality with a |
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population of more than 200,000 located in a county on the |
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Texas-Mexico border with a population of less than 300,000, may not |
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require an electronic sign owned by the municipality to be more than |
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500 feet from another sign. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |