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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibility for providing law enforcement and |
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public safety services in the Capitol Complex. |
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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 Texas Capitol Public |
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Safety Protection Act. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.061(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) In this subchapter, "Capitol Complex" means the |
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following property that is located in Austin, Texas, to the extent |
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the property is owned by or under the control of the state: |
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(1) the area bounded on the north by the inside curb of |
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, on the east by the outside curb |
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of Trinity Street, on the south by the outside curb of 10th Street, |
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and on the west by the outside curb of Lavaca Street; |
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(2) the William P. Clements State Office Building |
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located at 300 West 15th Street; [and] |
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(3) the area bounded on the north by the outside curb |
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of 10th Street as described in Subdivision (1), on the east by the |
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outside curb of Brazos Street, on the south by Lady Bird Lake, and |
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on the west by the outside curb of Colorado Street; and |
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(4) other locations [under the jurisdiction of the |
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capitol police district] as may be approved by the commission |
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[director]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 411.062, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a), (d-1), and (f) and adding Subsection |
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(f-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) The department has primary responsibility for law |
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enforcement and security services within the boundaries of [on] the |
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Capitol Complex. |
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(d-1) The director shall adopt rules governing the use of |
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unmanned aircraft in the Capitol Complex. The rules adopted under |
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this subsection may: |
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(1) prohibit the use of unmanned aircraft in |
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designated areas of the Capitol Complex; or |
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(2) authorize limited use of unmanned aircraft in |
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designated areas of the Capitol Complex. |
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(f) The department and the City of Austin shall execute an |
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interlocal cooperation agreement that defines the respective |
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responsibilities of the department and the city for traffic and |
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parking enforcement, public safety, and general law enforcement |
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[security] in the Capitol Complex, including private property |
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within the boundaries of the complex. The city shall exercise the |
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responsibilities designated to it in the agreement subject to the |
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direction and supervision of the department. |
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(f-1) The agreement must include a formula for calculating |
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the department's annual cost of providing law enforcement and |
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public safety services in the Capitol Complex. Not later than the |
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30th business day after the last day of each state fiscal year, the |
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department shall use the formula to calculate the department's cost |
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for the preceding state fiscal year and report the cost to the |
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comptroller. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter F, Chapter 321, Tax Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 321.5027 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 321.5027. DISTRIBUTION OF TRUST FUNDS FOR CERTAIN |
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SERVICES IN CAPITOL COMPLEX. Notwithstanding Section 321.502, the |
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comptroller may send to the City of Austin the city's share of taxes |
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collected by the comptroller under this chapter during a state |
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fiscal year only after the comptroller deducts the amount reported |
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to the comptroller by the Department of Public Safety under Section |
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411.062(f-1), Government Code, and credits that deducted amount to |
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the general revenue fund. Money credited to the general revenue |
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fund under this subsection may be appropriated only to the |
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Department of Public Safety. |
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SECTION 5. Not later than the 90th day after the effective |
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date of this Act, the Department of Public Safety and the City of |
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Austin shall amend the agreement required by Section 411.062, |
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Government Code, as amended by this Act, as necessary to comply with |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 6. 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, 2025. |