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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 74 (H.B. 2749) and 429 (S.B. 901), Acts of the |
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87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, 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; |
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(3) a county with a population of 700,000 or more; |
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(4) a county with a population of 400,000 or more that |
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borders the county in which the State Capitol is located; [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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(6) [(5)] a county: |
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(A) any part of which is within 30 miles of New |
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Mexico; and |
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(B) that is adjacent to two or more counties that |
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generated $100 million or more in tax revenue collected under |
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Chapters 201 and 202, Tax Code, from oil and gas production during |
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the preceding state fiscal year; [or] |
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(7) [(6)] a county with a population of more than |
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40,000 and less than 300,000 that is adjacent to a county described |
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by Subdivision (4); or |
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(8) a county with a population of more than 50,000 and |
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less than 90,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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more than 4,000,000. |
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SECTION 2. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails |
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over another Act of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, |
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relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted |
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codes. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |