(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.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §23.20 adopted to be effective January 7, 2015, 40 TexReg 95