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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert |
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systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter K-2 to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER K-2. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS FOR ALERT SYSTEMS |
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Sec. 411.321. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Department of Transportation |
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shall provide information necessary for statewide alert systems |
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created under Subchapters K-1, L, L-1, M, P, P-1, and Q through a |
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system of dynamic message signs that are: |
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(1) located across the state; and |
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(2) capable of displaying digital images useful in |
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locating a missing individual. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an |
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agreement with a private entity to install or operate the dynamic |
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message signs described by Subsection (a) and shall request |
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permission from the United States Department of Transportation |
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Federal Highway Administration to implement this section. An |
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agreement under this subsection must generate net revenue to the |
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state and reduce the amount of tax revenue necessary to fund the |
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installation and operation of the dynamic message signs described |
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by Subsection (a). The Texas Department of Transportation may |
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accept gifts and grants of money, equipment, or other resources |
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necessary to install and operate the dynamic message signs |
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described by Subsection (a). |
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(c) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required |
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to comply with Subsection (a) if that department receives notice |
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from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway |
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Administration that the use of the dynamic message signs described |
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by that subsection would result in the loss of federal highway |
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funding or other punitive actions taken against this state due to |
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noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or policies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |