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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety |
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standards in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101(c), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by Chapters 169 (H.B. 917) and 478 (H.B. 511), Acts of the |
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86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, is reenacted and amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) A sheriff or a deputy sheriff of any of the following |
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counties is eligible to apply for certification under this section: |
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(1) a county bordering the United Mexican States; |
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(2) a county with a population of less than 1,000, part |
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of which is located within 75 miles of an international border; [or] |
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(3) [(2)] a county with a population of 700,000 or |
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more; [or] |
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(4) [(3)] a county with a population of 400,000 or |
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more that borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; |
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or |
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(5) a county with a population of less than 250,000 |
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that: |
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(A) is adjacent to two counties that each have a |
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population of more than 1.2 million; and |
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(B) contains two highways that are part of the |
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national system of interstate and defense highways. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |