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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to status notifications provided by the Parks and Wildlife |
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Department to a person who submits a rulemaking petition or |
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accessibility complaint. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 11.01645 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.01645. STATUS NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING PETITION FOR |
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ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) The department shall notify a person who |
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submits a petition under Section 2001.021, Government Code, of the |
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status of the petition at least once every 15 days until the |
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commission initiates a rulemaking proceeding under Section |
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2001.021(c), Government Code, or the petition is denied. |
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(b) If the commission initiates a rulemaking proceeding |
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under Section 2001.021(c), Government Code, the department shall |
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notify the person described by Subsection (a) of the status of the |
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proceeding at least once every 15 days until a final rule is adopted |
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or a proposed rule is withdrawn in the proceeding. |
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(c) The notification requirements of this section are in |
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addition to any other notice requirements prescribed by commission |
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rules or other law. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 11.0165, Parks and |
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Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.0165. COMPLAINTS; STATUS NOTIFICATIONS. |
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SECTION 3. Section 11.0165(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the |
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[The] department shall periodically notify the complaint parties of |
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the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the |
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notice would jeopardize an investigation. The department shall |
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notify a person who submits an accessibility complaint to the |
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department pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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(42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) of the status of the complaint at |
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least once every 15 days until final disposition. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |