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AN ACT
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relating to the renewal period for a license or registration |
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related to radioactive materials and other sources of radiation |
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issued by the Department of State Health Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.0111(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a person regulated under Chapter 773; or |
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(2) a license or registration under Chapter 401. |
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SECTION 2. Section 12.0112(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This section does not apply to a license issued for: |
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(1) a youth camp under Chapter 141; or |
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(2) a license or registration under Chapter 401. |
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SECTION 3. Section 401.301, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection |
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(f) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department may collect a fee, in addition to the |
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[annual] license and registration fee, of not less than 20 percent |
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of the amount of the [annual] license and registration fee nor more |
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than $10,000 [per annum] from each licensee or registrant who fails |
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to pay the fees authorized by this section. |
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(d) The department may require that each person who holds a |
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specific license issued by the department [annually] pay to the |
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department an additional five percent of the appropriate [annual] |
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fee set under Subsection (b). Fees collected under this subsection |
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shall be deposited to the credit of the perpetual care account. The |
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fees are not refundable. |
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(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, |
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the department may not assess a fee on a local law enforcement |
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agency for the licensing and registration of an X-ray machine that |
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is used to screen packages or other objects the agency suspects may |
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contain an explosive or other item that would pose a danger to the |
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public health and safety. Except as otherwise provided by this |
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subsection, a local law enforcement agency is subject to the |
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licensing and registration requirements of this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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401.301, Health and Safety Code, apply to the licensing and |
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registration of an X-ray machine on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. The licensing and registration of an X-ray machine before |
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the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2285 was passed by the House on May |
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10, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2285 on May 25, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2285 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |