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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National |
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Park Service law enforcement officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) A commissioned law enforcement officer of the National |
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Park Service is not a peace officer under the laws of this state but |
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has: |
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(1) the powers of arrest, search, and seizure as to any |
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offense under the laws of this state committed in a national park or |
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national recreation area; |
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(2) the power to execute any arrest warrant or search |
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warrant issued under the laws of this state; and |
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(3) the powers granted to a peace officer by Chapters |
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573 and 574, Health and Safety Code. |
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(d-1) For purposes of Subsection (d) [In this subsection], |
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"national park or national recreation area" means a national park |
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or national recreation area included in the National Park System as |
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defined by 54 U.S.C. Section 100102. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |