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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a regional council of government to |
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establish and operate a multicounty drug task force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 362.001, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows: |
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(4) "Regional council of government" means a regional |
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planning commission or similar regional planning agency created |
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under Chapter 391, Local Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 362.004(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A multicounty drug task force is composed of law |
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enforcement agencies located in two or more counties in this state. |
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A multicounty drug task force may be established and operated by a |
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regional council of government or [only after] the Department of |
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Public Safety. Before a multicounty drug task force may be |
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established, the regional council of government or the Department |
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of Public Safety must confirm [confirms]: |
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(1) a strategic need for the task force; and |
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(2) the composition of the task force. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |