| (a) Purpose. This section prescribes the policies and
procedures of the department relating to the distribution of travel
information, except that it does not apply to the distribution of
the Texas Highways Magazine. The procedures
provide for equitable free distribution of available travel information
within budgetary constraints and maximize the resources of the department
available to advertise the highways of the state and to promote travel
to and within the state.
(b) Single copies. A single copy of a publication will
be distributed free of charge to each individual requesting the publication.
(c) Multiple copies free of charge.
(1) Subject to inventory and budgetary constraints,
the department:
(A) will distribute multiple copies of travel information
free of charge to:
(i) each elected state or federal official, for use
in the official's duties; and
(ii) the Economic Development and Tourism Office of
the Governor, a state or federal agency, and a local governmental
entity involved in tourism; and
(B) may distribute multiple copies of travel information
free of charge to a person that submits, on a form prescribed by the
department, a written request in which the person:
(i) describes how the copies will assist the traveling
public and stimulate travel to or within the state; and
(ii) certifies that all copies of the travel information
will be redistributed to the public free of charge.
(2) If a request submitted under paragraph (1) of this
subsection is denied, the department will provide to the requestor
a written notice of the reasons for the denial.
(d) Multiple copies for a charge. Subject to inventory
and budgetary constraints, the department may provide multiple copies
of travel information to any person who:
(1) reimburses the department for all reasonable direct
and indirect production costs for the copies; and
(2) certifies in a written form prescribed by the department
that all copies of the travel information will be redistributed to
the public free of charge.
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