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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to documentation verifying that the interior of certain |
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commercial motor vehicles was cleaned before loading cargo into the |
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vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 644, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 644.055 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 644.055. DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING VEHICLE'S INTERIOR |
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WAS CLEANED. To the extent allowed by federal law, the director |
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shall adopt a rule requiring an operator of a commercial motor |
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vehicle that is transporting cargo across the border between this |
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state and the United Mexican States to provide, on the request of a |
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person inspecting the vehicle or cargo, documentation verifying to |
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the satisfaction of the person making the request that the interior |
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of the vehicle, including the interior of a trailer or semitrailer, |
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was cleaned and washed before the vehicle's cargo was loaded. |
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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, 2015. |