Texas Transportation Code

§ 391.256 — SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM

TN § 391.256Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part H. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION · Ch. 391. HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION ON INTERSTATE AND PRIMARY SYSTEMS AND CERTAIN ROADS · Art. I. PROHIBITION OF SIGNS ON CERTAIN HIGHWAYS

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(a)The department shall plan, design, and establish a program for designating highways as State Scenic Byways.

(b)The program must include a process by which the department:

(1)receives proposals from political subdivisions or other community groups approved by the department for funding projects in accordance with 23 U.S.C. Section 162;

(2)applies for grants under 23 U.S.C. Section 162 for the projects; and

(3)allows an applicant who consents to pay for the costs of the projects that are not covered by grants made under 23 U.S.C. Section 162.

(c)A highway must be designated as a State Scenic Byway under the program established by this section before the department applies for a grant under Subsection (b)(2) for a project related to the highway.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 158 (S.B. 941), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.