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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the possible use of state-owned land within |
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25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border for border security. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY. (a) The General Land Office shall |
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conduct a study evaluating the possible use of state-owned land |
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within 25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border for purposes of border |
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security. |
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(b) In conducting the study under Subsection (a) of this |
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section, the General Land Office shall evaluate the possible use of |
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the land: |
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(1) as a staging area for law enforcement operations; |
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(2) for additional facilities for the Texas National |
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Guard; and |
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(3) for the physical security of the Texas-Mexico |
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border. |
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SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2016, the |
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General Land Office shall submit a report on the results of the |
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study and any resulting recommendations to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |