Sec. 201.902.  ROAD USE BY BICYCLISTS.  (a)  The department shall designate:
(1)  a statewide bicycle coordinator;  and
(2)  a bicycle coordinator in each regional office.
(b)  A bicycle coordinator shall assist the department in developing rules and plans to enhance the use of the state highway system by bicyclists.
(c)  The commission shall adopt rules relating to use of roads in the state highway system by bicyclists, including provisions for:
(1)  the specific duties of the statewide bicycle coordinator and the regional bicycle coordinators;
(2)  obtaining comments from bicyclists on:
(A)  a highway project that might affect bicycle use;
(B)  the use of a highway for bicycling events;  and
(C)  department policies affecting bicycle use of state highways;
(3)  the consideration of acceptable national bicycle design, construction, and maintenance standards on a project in an area with significant bicycle use;  and
(4)  any other matter the commission determines necessary to enhance the use of the state highway system by bicyclists.
(d)  A rule adopted under this section may not be inconsistent with Chapter 551.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.