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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of the requirements relating to the |
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adoption of a new state agency rule by the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2001.0045(c), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) This section does not apply to a rule that: |
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(1) relates to state agency procurement; |
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(2) is amended to: |
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(A) reduce the burden or responsibilities |
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imposed on regulated persons by the rule; or |
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(B) decrease the persons' cost for compliance |
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with the rule; |
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(3) is adopted in response to a natural disaster; |
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(4) is necessary to receive a source of federal funds |
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or to comply with federal law; |
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(5) is necessary to protect water resources of this |
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state as authorized by the Water Code; |
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(6) is necessary to protect the health, safety, and |
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welfare of the residents of this state; |
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(7) is adopted by the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Parks and |
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Wildlife Department, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality, or Texas Racing Commission; |
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(8) is adopted by a self-directed semi-independent |
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agency; or |
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(9) is necessary to implement legislation, unless the |
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legislature specifically states this section applies to the rule. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a rule proposed by a state agency on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A rule proposed before that date is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the rule was proposed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1896 was passed by the House on April |
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17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 10, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1896 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |