(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter into an agreement with a telecommunications provider allowing the provider, for the provider’s commercial purposes, to:
(1) place the provider’s telecommunications facilities within the median of a divided state highway; or
(2) place lines within or otherwise use telecommunications facilities owned or installed by the state in or on the improved portion of a state highway, including a median, structures, equipment, conduits, or any other component of the highway facilities constructed or owned by the department.
(b) An agreement entered into under Subsection (a) may provide for compensation between the department and the telecommunications provider in the form of cash or the shared use of facilities.