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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property |
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to reimburse persons who suffered agricultural property damage as a |
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result of an offense involving the unlawful entry into the United |
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States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 59.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (v) to read as follows: |
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(v) As a specific exception to Subsection (c)(1), the office |
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of the attorney representing the state may use proceeds received |
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under this chapter for the purpose of providing reimbursements |
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under a program established by the office under Article 59.15. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 59, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 59.15 to read as follows: |
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Art. 59.15. REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR AGRICULTURAL |
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PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM OFFENSE INVOLVING UNLAWFUL ENTRY |
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INTO UNITED STATES. (a) This section applies only to an office of |
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an attorney representing the state that: |
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(1) has executed a local agreement with law |
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enforcement agencies under this chapter; and |
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(2) is located in a county that borders the United |
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Mexican States. |
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(b) Each office of an attorney representing the state to |
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which this section applies shall: |
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(1) establish and administer a program to reimburse |
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persons who suffered damage to agricultural property as a result of |
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an offense that: |
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(A) is subject to the jurisdiction of the office; |
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and |
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(B) was committed in the course of or for the |
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purpose of unlawfully entering the United States; |
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(2) establish: |
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(A) eligibility criteria for reimbursements |
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under Subdivision (1); |
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(B) reimbursement application procedures; and |
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(C) procedures for evaluating reimbursement |
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applications; and |
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(3) use proceeds received by the office under this |
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chapter for the purpose of providing reimbursements under |
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Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |