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AN ACT
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relating to designating the first Friday in November as Texas Arbor |
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Day. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 662, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 662.056 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 662.056. TEXAS ARBOR DAY. (a) The first Friday in |
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November of each year is Texas Arbor Day to encourage the planting |
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and cultivation of forest, shade, and ornamental trees throughout |
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the state. |
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(b) Texas Arbor Day shall be regularly observed by |
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appropriate ceremonies and activities. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 419 was passed by the House on April |
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3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 419 was passed by the Senate on May 8, |
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2013, 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 |