Eliminate the Scenic-Historic Byways Advisory Council

Removed draft identifiers (SB 309.1) and placeholder lines indicating the document was a working version.

Added the official certification block at the end, including signatures for the Secretary of the Senate, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House, confirming the bill's final passage.

The advisory council's role was clarified to include specific responsibilities for reviewing nominations and recommending road inclusions or deletions.

New rules require the department to adopt criteria that specifically address local opportunities for economic development, resource preservation, and participation in the national scenic byways program.

New provisions protect private property rights by ensuring that designation does not diminish rights for adjacent landowners and requires mutually agreeable compensation if necessary.

The bill adds procedures allowing localities to exclude specific highway segments from designation if they are inconsistent with state criteria, including allowances for off-premises advertising within those excluded segments.

The bill defines corridor management plans as visioning tools for marketing and enhancement, explicitly excluding them from being used as land management documents, zoning tools, or highway mandates.

Deleted the legal requirement for the commission to appoint an advisory council composed of up to 11 members with expertise in tourism, history, and planning.

Reorganized the bill text to reflect the removal of the advisory council, resulting in the deletion of the section detailing the council's composition, member expertise, and specific duties.

The bill number was updated from LC 2472 to SB 309, and the document title was changed to 'Authorized Print Version.'