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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of State Highways 118 and 166 as the |
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Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a historic highway. |
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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 442.033 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.033. STATE HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 AS DAVIS MOUNTAINS |
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SCENIC LOOP HIGHWAY. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the |
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Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and |
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market as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a Texas |
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historic highway the route formed by: |
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(1) State Highway 166; and |
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(2) the portion of State Highway 118 between Fort |
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Davis and its intersection with State Highway 166. |
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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 the route described by Subsection (a) |
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as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a Texas historic |
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highway may not be construed as a designation under 54 U.S.C. |
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Section 300101 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, 2021. |