79R8001 BDH-F

By:  Solis                                                        H.B. No. 1889


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the powers, protections, and immunities of a commissioned law enforcement officer of the National Park Service. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 2.122(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (d) A commissioned law enforcement officer of the National Park Service is not a peace officer under the laws of this state, except that the officer has the powers, protections, and immunities of a peace officer [of arrest, search, and seizure] as to any offense under the laws of this state committed within any unit [the boundaries] of the [a] national park system [or national recreation area. In this subsection, "national park or national recreation area" means a national park or national recreation area included in the National Park System] as defined by 16 U.S.C. Section 1c(a). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.