(a) U.S. Highway 281 is designated as the American Legion Memorial Highway.
(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the American Legion Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information. A marker erected under this section shall be of the same design as markers previously erected designating U.S. Highway 281 as the American Legion Memorial Highway by order of the commission. The department may accept decals from the American Legion for the markers.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.
(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.