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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice required for certain recreational activities on |
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premises owned, operated, or maintained by a governmental unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 75.002(g), Civil Practice and Remedies |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(g) Any premises a governmental unit owns, operates, or |
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maintains and on which the recreational activities described in |
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Subsections (e)(1)-(4) or bicycling activities are conducted shall |
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post and maintain a clearly readable sign in a clearly visible |
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location on or near the premises. The sign shall contain the |
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following warning language: |
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WARNING |
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TEXAS LAW (CHAPTER 75, CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE) |
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LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF A GOVERNMENTAL UNIT FOR DAMAGES ARISING |
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DIRECTLY FROM HOCKEY, IN-LINE HOCKEY, SKATING, IN-LINE SKATING, |
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ROLLER-SKATING, SKATEBOARDING, ROLLER-BLADING, PAINTBALL USE, [OR] |
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SOAP BOX DERBY USE, OR BICYCLING ACTIVITIES ON PREMISES THAT THE |
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GOVERNMENTAL UNIT OWNS, OPERATES, OR MAINTAINS FOR THAT PURPOSE. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |