TITLE: Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for veterans.

SUMMARY: Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for veterans.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways for veterans. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.0743 to read as follows: Sec. 225.0743. VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 105 in Liberty County from Business State Highway 105-T to State Highway 321 is designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. Section 225.126, Transportation Code, is redesignated as Section 225.0742, Transportation Code, to read as follows: Sec. 225.0742 [225.126].VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 271 in Camp County is designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway. (b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and (2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.