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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a task force to conduct a study and |
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develop recommendations on the efficacy of the continuation of |
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daylight saving time in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. TEXAS TASK FORCE ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. (a) |
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The Texas Task Force on Daylight Saving Time is created. |
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(b) The task force shall study the efficacy of the |
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continuation of daylight saving time in this state. |
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(c) The task force is composed of the following seven |
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members: |
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(1) one member appointed by the governor; |
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(2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of |
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representatives; |
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(4) one member appointed by the commissioner of |
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agriculture; |
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(5) one member appointed by the comptroller; |
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(6) one member appointed by the chair of the Railroad |
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Commission of Texas; and |
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(7) one member appointed by the chair of the Texas |
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Transportation Commission. |
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(d) The governor shall designate a member of the task force |
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to serve as presiding officer. |
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(e) A member of the task force is not entitled to |
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compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's |
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travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and |
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the General Appropriations Act. |
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(f) The task force shall compile a detailed report of its |
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findings and recommendations and shall submit the report to the |
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governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives not later than December 1, 2016. The report must |
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include a recommendation by the task force as to whether the |
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legislature should act to exempt the state from the provisions of |
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the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. Section 260a(a)) that |
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establish daylight saving time. |
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(g) The task force is not subject to Chapter 2110, |
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Government Code. |
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(h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on |
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January 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. The members of the task |
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force shall be appointed to the Texas Task Force on Daylight Saving |
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Time, as required by this Act, as soon as practicable after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |