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Amend CSHB 3588 by adding the following appropriately
numbered section and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION __. Subchapter B, Chapter 391, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 391.0331 to read as follows:
Sec. 391.0331. RELOCATION BECAUSE OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION.
(a) If any outdoor advertising use, structure, or permit may not be
continued because of widening, construction, or reconstruction of a
highway, the owner of the outdoor advertising is entitled to
relocate the use, structure, or permit to another location in
accordance with applicable administrative rules and policies of the
department.
(b) Subject to federal and state regulations, any
governmental entity, quasi-governmental entity, or public utility
that acquires outdoor advertising by eminent domain or causes the
need for the outdoor advertising to be relocated under this section
shall pay the costs related to the acquisition or relocation.
(c) If a governmental entity prohibits the relocation of
outdoor advertising as provided under this section, the
governmental entity shall pay fair compensation.