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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to halting construction, demolition, or development work |
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after the discovery of human remains, grave, a grave marker for |
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human remains. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 214.212, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to be read as follows: |
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(A) All construction, demolition, and other |
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development work must stop when a human grave, human remains, or a |
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grave marker is discovered. |
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(B) The authority to reinstate the allowance to |
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continue the construction, demolition, and other development is: |
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(1) The Department of Public Safety if the human |
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remains, grave, or grave marker are under six months of age. |
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(2) The Texas Historical Commission if the human |
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remains, grave, or grave marker are over six months of age. |
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SECTION 2. Section 233.153, Local Government Code, is |
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amended to be read as follows: |
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(A) All construction, demolition, and other |
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development work must stop when a human grave, human remains, or a |
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grave marker is discovered. |
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(B) The authority to reinstate the allowance to |
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continue the construction, demolition, and other development is: |
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(1) The Department of Public Safety if the human |
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remains, grave, or grave marker are under six months of age. |
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(2) The Texas Historical Commission if the human |
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remains, grave, or grave marker are over six months of age. |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 251, Subchapter A, Transportation Code |
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is amended to be read as follows: |
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(A) All construction, demolition, and other |
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development work must stop when a human grave, human remains, or a |
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grave marker is discovered. |
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(B) The authority to reinstate the allowance to |
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continue the construction, demolition, and other development is: |
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(1) The Department of Public Safety if the human |
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remains, grave, or grave marker are under six months of age. |
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(2) The Texas Historical Commission if the human |
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remains, grave, or grave marker are over six months of age. |