Texas Transportation Code

§ 391.002 — PURPOSE

TN § 391.002Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Subject to the availability of state and federal funds, it is the intent of the legislature to comply with the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 (23 U.S.C. Sections 131, 136, 319) to the extent that it is implemented by the United States Congress. This chapter is conditioned on that law.

(b)The legislature declares that it is necessary to regulate the erection and maintenance of commercial signs and the establishment, operation, and maintenance of junkyards in areas adjacent to the interstate and primary systems to:

(1)promote the health, safety, welfare, morals, convenience, and enjoyment of the traveling public; and

(2)protect the public investment in the interstate and primary systems.

(c)The legislature considers that the following are means of protecting and providing for the general welfare of the traveling public and promoting the safety of citizens using the highways of this state:

(1)landscaping and developing recreational areas;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.