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AN ACT
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relating to the removal of illegally parked vehicles from |
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residential parking permit areas in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2308.354, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to the authority granted under Subsection |
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(a) and to aid in the enforcement of an ordinance regulating the |
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parking of vehicles, a municipality with a population of 1.9 |
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million or more may authorize a designated employee to request the |
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removal of a vehicle parked illegally in an area designated as a |
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tow-away zone in a residential area where on-street parking is |
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regulated by the ordinance. |
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(d) Subsections (a) and (c) do not apply to a vehicle owned |
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by an electric, gas, water, or telecommunications utility while the |
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vehicle is parked for the purpose of conducting work on a facility |
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of the utility that is located below, above, or adjacent to the |
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street. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2346 was passed by the House on May |
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12, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2346 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 26, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2346 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 27, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |