By: Hughes  S.B. No. 1387          (In the Senate - Filed March 1, 2023; March 16, 2023, read   first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;   April 12, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee   Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0, one present not   voting; April 12, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1387 By:  Hancock     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to dynamic message signs used in certain statewide alert   systems.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:   SECTION 1. Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter K-2 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER K-2.  DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS FOR ALERT SYSTEMS          Sec. 411.321.  DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS. (a)  Except as   provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Department of Transportation   shall provide information necessary for statewide alert systems   created under Subchapters K-1, L, L-1, M, P, P-1, and Q through a   system of dynamic message signs that are:                (1)  located across the state; and                (2)  capable of displaying digital images useful in   locating a missing individual.          (b)  The Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an   agreement with a private entity to install or operate the dynamic   message signs described by Subsection (a) and shall request from   the Federal Highway Administration for any provisions necessary for   implementation with the private entity.  An agreement under this   subsection must generate net revenue to the state and reduce the   amount of tax revenue necessary to fund the installation and   operation of the dynamic message signs described by Subsection (a).     The Texas Department of Transportation may accept gifts and grants   of money, equipment, or other resources necessary to install and   operate the dynamic message signs described by Subsection (a).          (c)  The Texas Department of Transportation is not required   to comply with Subsection (a) if that department receives notice   from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway   Administration that the use of the dynamic message signs described   by that subsection would result in the loss of federal highway   funding or other punitive actions taken against this state due to   noncompliance with federal laws, regulations, or policies.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *