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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain municipal peace officers on a |
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lake located partly in the municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 31.1211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.1211. JURISDICTION OF MUNICIPAL PEACE OFFICERS. |
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Notwithstanding any other law limiting the enforcement |
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jurisdiction of a peace officer, a peace officer of a municipality |
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who is certified as a marine safety enforcement officer under |
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Section 31.121 may enforce the provisions of this chapter within |
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the entire area of a lake if any portion of the lake is contained in |
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the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of the |
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municipality. |
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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. |