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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certification of the state's primary standards of |
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weights and measures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.113(b), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall maintain the primary standards in a |
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safe and suitable place in the offices of the department. The |
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standards may not be moved except for repairs or |
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certification. The department shall maintain the standards in |
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good order and shall submit them to the National Institute of |
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Standards and Technology or to a laboratory approved by the |
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National Institute of Standards and Technology for certification as |
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required to maintain recognition of the department's metrology |
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laboratory [at least once each 10 years]. |
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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, 2017. |