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By: Zaffirini |
S.B. No. 1436 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 12, 2015; March 18, 2015, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Transportation; |
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April 7, 2015, rereferred to Committee on Intergovernmental |
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Relations; April 29, 2015, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 6, Nays 1; April 29, 2015, 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 setback requirements for a junkyard or an |
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automotive wrecking and salvage yard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 396.022(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard |
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may not be located: |
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(1) within 50 feet of the right-of-way of a public |
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street or[,] state highway;[,] or |
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(2) within 50 feet of the nearest property line of a |
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residence. |
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SECTION 2. Section 396.022(a), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a junkyard or an automotive |
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wrecking and salvage yard that begins operating on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A junkyard or an automotive wrecking |
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and salvage yard operating before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law applicable immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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