By: Hughes S.B. No. 1387               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an agreement with a private entity for dynamic message   signs used in certain statewide alert systems.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of   the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to   nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes   becomes law.          (b)  Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter K-1 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER K-1. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS FOR ALERT SYSTEMS          Sec. 411.301.  DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS. (a) Except as   provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Department of Transportation   shall enter into an agreement with a private entity to provide   information necessary for statewide alert systems created under   Subchapters L, M, P, P-1, and Q as added by Chapter 227 (H.B. 1769),   Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, through a   system of dynamic message signs that are:                (1)  located across the state; and                (2)  capable of displaying digital images useful in   locating the missing individual.          (b)  The agreement under Subsection (a) must generate net   revenue to the state, and tax revenue may not be used 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 enter into an agreement under Subsection (a) if the 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.  (a) This section takes effect only if the Act of   the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, relating to   nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes does   not become law.          (b)  Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding   Subchapter K-1 to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER K-1. DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS FOR ALERT SYSTEMS          Sec. 411.301.  DYNAMIC MESSAGE SIGNS. (a) Except as   provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Department of Transportation   shall enter into an agreement with a private entity to provide   information necessary for statewide alert systems created under   Subchapters L, M, P, Q as added by Chapter 220 (H.B. 833), Acts of   the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, and Q as added by   Chapter 227 (H.B. 1769), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2019, through a system of dynamic message signs that are:                (1)  located across the state; and                (2)  capable of displaying digital images useful in   locating the missing individual.          (b)  The agreement under Subsection (a) must generate net   revenue to the state, and tax revenue may not be used 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 enter into an agreement under Subsection (a) if the 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 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.