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AN ACT
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relating to the responsibility for keeping fire-fighting equipment |
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furnished to a volunteer fire department by a county in good working |
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order. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 352.005(e), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The petitioner [county] shall keep the fire-fighting |
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equipment in good working order, [and] make all necessary repairs |
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or replacements, and provide[. The commissioners court shall
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determine if a repair or replacement is necessary and shall require
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that repair work, including] labor and materials for repairs[, be
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provided as much as possible by the court's shops that it
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designates]. The commissioners court may provide the petitioner |
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with at least one emergency unit of fire-fighting equipment to be |
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used while the regular unit is being repaired or replaced. The |
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commissioners court may use an available truck or other equipment |
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if it is unable to acquire a new truck or equipment for the purpose |
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of building or equipping the fire-fighting equipment. |
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SECTION 2. This 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. 712 was passed by the House on April |
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3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 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. 712 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |