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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of auction proceeds from the sale of abandoned |
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motor vehicles, watercraft, or outboard motors to compensate |
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certain property owners. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 683.015, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A law enforcement agency may use funds transferred under |
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Subsection (d) to compensate property owners whose property was |
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damaged as a result of a pursuit involving the law enforcement |
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agency, regardless of whether the agency would be liable under |
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Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. |
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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, 2009. |