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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expiration of a county burn ban. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 352.081(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) An order adopted under this section expires, as |
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applicable, on the date: |
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(1) a determination is made under Subsection (b) that |
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drought conditions no longer exist; or |
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(2) a determination is made by the commissioners |
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court, or the county judge or fire marshal if designated for that |
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purpose by the commissioners court, that the circumstances |
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identified under Subsection (c)(2) no longer exist. |
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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, 2011. |