Bill Text: TX HB229 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-17 - Effective on 9/1/15 [HB229 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB229-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 229 |
|
||
relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and | ||
other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 2175, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2175.308 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2175.308. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF DEPARTMENT | ||
OF PUBLIC SAFETY. (a) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision | ||
of this chapter, if the commission determines that this state's | ||
efforts to secure this state's international border and combat | ||
transnational crime will sufficiently benefit from the donation of | ||
the surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment of | ||
the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas to a municipal | ||
or county law enforcement agency in an economically disadvantaged | ||
area of this state, the commission may transfer the property to the | ||
agency at a price or for other consideration agreed to by the | ||
commission and the agency. | ||
(b) A law enforcement agency that receives surplus property | ||
under Subsection (a) may not sell the property before the second | ||
anniversary of the date the property is received. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 229 was passed by the House on April | ||
23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 229 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
_____________________ | ||
Governor |