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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an agreement with a private entity for dynamic message |
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signs used in certain statewide alert 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 enter into an agreement with a private entity to provide |
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information necessary for statewide alert systems created under |
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Subchapters K-1, L, L-1, M, P, P-1, and Q through a system of |
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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 the missing individual. |
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(b) The agreement under Subsection (a) must generate net |
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revenue to the state, and tax revenue may not be used 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 enter into an agreement under Subsection (a) if the department |
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receives notice from the United States Department of Transportation |
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Federal Highway Administration that the use of the dynamic message |
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signs described by that subsection would result in the loss of |
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federal highway funding or other punitive actions taken against |
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this state due to noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or |
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policies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |