(a) The department shall plant and care for a substantial number of pecan trees on United States and state highway rights-of-way throughout the state.(b) In an area where the climate is unsuitable for pecan trees or where pecan trees present a safety hazard, the department shall plant other indigenous or adaptable trees that do not present a safety hazard.(c) The cost of acquiring, planting, and caring for the pecan trees shall be paid from the state highway fund. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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