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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the power of certain counties to enact certain park use |
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rules. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 320.0455, Local |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 320.0455. RULES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES [A POPULOUS |
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COUNTY]; PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 320.0455, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to a county with a population |
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of: |
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(1) [a county with a population of] 2.8 million or |
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more; [and] |
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(2) 580,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of 2.8 million or more; or |
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(3) [a county with a population of] more than 410,000 |
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and less than 455,000. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), and subject |
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[Subject] to the approval of the commissioners court, the board may |
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adopt reasonable rules concerning the use of any park administered |
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by the board. |
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(b-1) A board created for a county described by Subsection |
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(a)(2) may not adopt rules relating to the use of fireworks. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |