The bill would amend Transportation Code, Chapter 391, Subchapter B, relating to regulation of commercial outdoor signs, to add a new section to authorize a commercial sign owner to relocate a commercial sign to another location permitted by Chapter 391 if the commercial sign use, structure, or permit may not be continued because of highway or public infrastructure construction or other public improvements undertaken by a public improvement district. The bill would authorize the owner of a commercial sign to relocate a sign to a permitted location if the view and readability of the sign are obstructed by certain abatements, construction, or other improvements made by an agency of this state. The bill would specify that the owner of the sign is responsible for all costs of relocating the sign and is not entitled to any compensation for those costs.
Based on the information and analysis provided by TxDOT, it is assumed any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within the department's existing resources.
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.