Bill Text: TX HB1285 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the designation of State Highways 118 and 166 as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a historic highway.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-08 - Laid on the table subject to call [HB1285 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB1285-Introduced.html

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87R6722 JXC-D
By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 1285

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of State Highways 118 and 166 as the
Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a historic highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 442.033 to read as follows:
Sec. 442.033. STATE HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 AS DAVIS MOUNTAINS
SCENIC LOOP HIGHWAY. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the
Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and
market as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a Texas
historic highway the route formed by:
(1) State Highway 166; and
(2) the portion of State Highway 118 between Fort
Davis and its intersection with State Highway 166.
(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under
Subsection (a), the commission and the Texas Department of
Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway
enhancement.
(c) A designation of the route described by Subsection (a)
as the Davis Mountains Scenic Loop Highway and a Texas historic
highway may not be construed as a designation under 54 U.S.C.
Section 300101 et seq.
(d) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required
to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a
grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the
cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money
received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the
credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.