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AN ACT
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relating to maintenance of portable fire extinguishers in |
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government-owned vehicles in certain local governmental |
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jurisdictions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Ariel Corley |
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Memorial Act. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 370.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.005. MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY POLICY REGARDING |
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MAINTENANCE OF PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED |
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VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "local government" means: |
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(1) a county; |
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(2) a municipality; or |
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(3) an agency, department, or other division of a |
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county or municipality. |
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(b) A local government that adopts an ordinance, order, or |
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policy requiring motor vehicles owned by the local government to be |
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equipped with portable fire extinguishers shall require |
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maintenance to be performed on the portable fire extinguishers |
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annually in accordance with standards that are at least as |
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stringent as the National Fire Protection Association Standard |
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Number 10, Portable Fire Extinguishers. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 564 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 1, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 564 was passed by the Senate on May |
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11, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |