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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility of a municipality or county for a federal |
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grant to enforce commercial motor vehicle safety standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.102(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as 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; and |
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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; 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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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. |