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By: Miller of Erath (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) |
H.B. No. 1527 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2011; |
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April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Agriculture and Rural Affairs; May 3, 2011, reported favorably by |
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the following vote: Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 3, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of the state's primary standards of |
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weights and measures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.113(b), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall maintain the primary [official] |
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standards in a safe and suitable place in the offices of the |
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department. The standards may not be moved except for repairs or |
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certification. The department shall maintain the standards in good |
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order and shall submit them to the National Institute of Standards |
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and Technology or to a laboratory approved by the National |
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Institute of Standards and Technology for certification at least |
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once each 10 years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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