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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the advisory committee for metal |
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recycling entities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1956.017(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The advisory committee consists of 17 [15] members |
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appointed by the director as follows: |
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(1) one representative of the department; |
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(2) two representatives of local law enforcement |
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agencies located in different municipalities, each with a |
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population of 500,000 or more; |
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(3) two representatives of local law enforcement |
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agencies located in different municipalities, each with a |
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population of 200,000 or more but less than 500,000; |
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(4) one representative of a local law enforcement |
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agency located in a municipality with a population of less than |
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200,000; |
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(5) five representatives of metal recycling entities, |
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at least one of whom must have substantial business experience with |
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transactions involving the purchase or acquisition of catalytic |
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converters; |
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(6) two members who represent industries that are |
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impacted by theft of regulated material; |
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(7) one sheriff of a county with a population of |
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500,000 or more; [and] |
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(8) one sheriff of a county with a population of less |
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than 500,000; |
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(9) one sheriff who has experience investigating the |
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theft of tubular steel used in the process of drilling and |
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completing oil and gas wells; and |
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(10) one member who represents the oil and gas |
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industry. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the public safety director of the Department of Public |
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Safety of the State of Texas shall appoint two additional members to |
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the advisory committee as required by Section 1956.017, Occupations |
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Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |