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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to municipal and county eligibility for federal grants |
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related to commercial motor vehicle safety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.102, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A municipality or county that engages in enforcement |
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under this chapter: |
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(1) shall pay all costs relating to the municipality's |
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or county's enforcement; |
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(2) may not be considered, in the context of a federal |
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grant related to this chapter: |
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(A) a party to a federal grant agreement, except |
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as provided by Subsection (b-1); or |
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(B) a grantee under a federal grant to the |
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department; and |
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(3) must comply with the standards established under |
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Subsection (a). |
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(b-1) Subsection (b) does not prohibit a municipality or |
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county from receiving High Priority Activity Funds provided under |
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the federal Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. |
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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, 2007. |