| (a) To acknowledge a donation to the department for
the program, the department may allow during the period of the related
sponsorship agreement the installation of an acknowledgment plaque
below a general service sign for the program that is in the state
highway right of way.
(b) An acknowledgment plaque is intended only to inform
the traveling public that a donation to the program has been provided
and is not intended to provide advertisement.
(c) The size of an acknowledgment plaque may not exceed
the lessor of one-third of the area of the general service sign below
which it is mounted or 24 square feet, except as provided by this
subsection. If, because of a special allowance provided in the Texas
MUTCD, the area of the general service sign below which the acknowledgment
plaque is mounted exceeds the largest size generally prescribed in
the Texas MUTCD for that type of sign, the acknowledgement plaque
may not exceed the lessor of one-third of the area generally prescribed
in the Texas MUTCD for that type of sign or 24 square feet.
(d) The acknowledgment plaque may contain the donor's
registered business name or logo but may not contain the donor's telephone
number, address, or website address.
(e) Each acknowledgment plaque must be approved by
the department and must comply with state laws prohibiting discrimination
based on race, religion, color, age, sex, or national origin, and
any other applicable law regarding sign restrictions.
(f) The department will include in any contract entered
into under this subchapter the authority to terminate the right to
install an acknowledgment plaque if the use of the plaque raises any
safety concerns or interferes with the free and safe flow of traffic,
or if the department determines that acknowledging the donation is
not in the public interest.
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