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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to granting limited state law enforcement authority to |
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commissioned law enforcement officers of the United States Fish and |
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Wildlife Service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.122, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A commissioned law enforcement officer of the United |
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States Fish and Wildlife Service is not a peace officer under the |
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laws of this state, except that the officer has the powers of |
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arrest, search, and seizure as to any offense under the laws of this |
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state committed within the boundaries of the National Wildlife |
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Refuge System. In this subsection, "National Wildlife Refuge |
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System" has the meaning assigned by 16 U.S.C. Section 668dd. |
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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. |