(a) State Scenic Byways Application. An eligible entity may submit to the department an application for the designation of a highway as a State Scenic Byway in the form prescribed by the department.
(b) Concurrence. Before the department may designate a highway as a State Scenic Byway, the applicant must obtain concurrence from each governmental entity that has jurisdiction over the highway that is subject to the application.
(c) National Scenic Byway Applications. Subject to Federal Highway Administration notice and after a highway is designated as a State Scenic Byway, an eligible entity may submit to the department:
  (1) an application for designation of the State Scenic Byway as a National Scenic Byway; or
  (2) an application for a National Scenic Byway grant for a project on the State Scenic Byway.

Source Note: The provisions of this §15.144 adopted to be effective December 20, 2021, 46 TexReg 8759