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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety |
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standards in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities |
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is eligible to apply for certification under this section: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of 100,000 or |
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more; |
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(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more |
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any part of which is located in a county with a population of two |
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million or more; |
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(3) a municipality with a population of less than |
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25,000: |
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(A) any part of which is located in a county with |
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a population of 2.4 million; and |
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(B) that contains or is adjacent to an |
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international port; [or] |
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(4) a municipality any part of which is located in a |
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county bordering the United Mexican States; or |
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(5) a municipality with a population of less than |
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5,000 that is located: |
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(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of |
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Mexico; and |
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(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a |
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population greater than 3.5 million. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |