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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 7, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 7.1831 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.1831. VIOLATION OF LOCALLY ENFORCED MOTOR VEHICLE |
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IDLING LIMITATIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person |
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violates a rule adopted by the commission concerning locally |
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enforced motor vehicle idling limitations. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an offense under this |
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section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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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 is committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |