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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain lighting equipment on emergency |
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management or airport security vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.305, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e-1) to read as follows: |
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(e-1) An emergency management or airport security vehicle |
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may be equipped with flashing blue and amber lights visible from |
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directly in front of the center of the vehicle. In this subsection, |
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"emergency management or airport security vehicle" means a motor |
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vehicle that: |
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(1) is owned or leased by a joint board created under |
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Section 22.074; and |
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(2) has been designated or authorized by the joint |
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board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |