Bill Text: TX HB191 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub

Texas House Bill 191 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of automobile wrecking and salvage yards in certain counties.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-04-20 - Referred to Transportation & Homeland Sec. [HB191 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB191-Comm_Sub.html

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	By: Walle	H.B. No. 191




	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

	AN ACT

	relating to the regulation of automobile wrecking and salvage yards

	in certain counties.

	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

	SECTION 1. Section 397.011, Transportation Code, is amended

	to read as follows:

	Sec. 397.011. LOCATION OF YARD. (a) Except as provided by

	Subsection (b), an automotive wrecking and salvage yard may not be

	established within 600 [~~300~~] feet of an existing church, school, or

	residence. The distance is measured beginning at the wall of the

	church, school, or residence that is closest to the yard and ending

	at the fence required by this chapter.

	(b) An automotive wrecking and salvage yard may be

	established within 600 [~~300~~] feet of a residence if the same person

	owns the residence and the yard.

	SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only

	to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.

	An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is

	governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and

	the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For

	purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the

	effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was

	committed before that date.

	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.