TITLE: Relating to municipal reimbursement of compensation paid by the Texas Department of Transportation for the removal of certain signs due to road construction.

SUMMARY: Relating to municipal reimbursement of compensation paid by the Texas Department of Transportation for the removal of certain signs due to road construction.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to municipal reimbursement of compensation paid by the Texas Department of Transportation for the removal of certain signs due to road construction. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 216, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 216.016 to read as follows: Sec. 216.016. COSTS OF REMOVAL DUE TO ROAD CONSTRUCTION. (a) If a sign located in a municipality is required to be removed because of the widening, construction, or reconstruction of a road by the Texas Department of Transportation and if relocation of the sign in the municipality would be allowed under department rules but is restricted or prohibited by charter, ordinance, or a decision of the municipality, the municipality shall reimburse the department for any just compensation paid to the owner or lessee of the sign in a condemnation proceeding. (b) For purposes of this section, a sign located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is considered located in the municipality. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to the removal of a sign that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.