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AN ACT
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relating to enforcement of commercial motor vehicle safety |
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standards in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 644.101(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A police officer of any of the following municipalities |
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is eligible to apply for certification under this section: |
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(1) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or |
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more; |
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(2) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more |
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any part of which is located in a county with a population of |
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500,000 or more; |
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(3) a municipality with a population of less than |
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25,000: |
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(A) any part of which is located in a county with |
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a population of 2.4 million; and |
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(B) that contains or is adjacent to an |
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international port; |
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(4) a municipality with a population of at least |
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34,000 that is located in a county that borders two or more states; |
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(5) a municipality any part of which is located in a |
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county bordering the United Mexican States; [or] |
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(6) a municipality with a population of less than |
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5,000 that is located: |
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(A) adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of |
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Mexico; and |
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(B) in a county adjacent to a county with a |
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population greater than 3.3 million; |
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(7) a municipality that is located: |
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(A) within 25 miles of an international port; and |
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(B) in a county that does not contain a highway |
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that is part of the national system of interstate and defense |
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highways and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than |
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3.3 million; or |
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(8) a municipality with a population of less than |
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8,500 that: |
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(A) is the county seat; and |
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(B) contains a highway that is part of the |
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national system of interstate and defense highways. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1010 was passed by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1010 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |