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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of automobile wrecking and salvage yards |
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in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 397.011, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 397.011. LOCATION OF YARD. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), an automotive wrecking and salvage yard may not be |
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established within 600 [300] feet of an existing church, school, or |
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residence. The distance is measured beginning at the wall of the |
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church, school, or residence that is closest to the yard and ending |
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at the fence required by this chapter. |
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(b) An automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be |
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established within 600 [300] feet of a residence if the same person |
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owns the residence and the yard. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |