H.B. No. 712
AN ACT
relating to the responsibility for keeping fire-fighting equipment
furnished to a volunteer fire department by a county in good working
order.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 352.005(e), Local Government Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) The petitioner [county] shall keep the fire-fighting
equipment in good working order, [and] make all necessary repairs
or replacements, and provide[. The commissioners court shall
determine if a repair or replacement is necessary and shall require
that repair work, including] labor and materials for repairs[, be
provided as much as possible by the court's shops that it
designates]. The commissioners court may provide the petitioner
with at least one emergency unit of fire-fighting equipment to be
used while the regular unit is being repaired or replaced. The
commissioners court may use an available truck or other equipment
if it is unable to acquire a new truck or equipment for the purpose
of building or equipping the fire-fighting equipment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 712 was passed by the House on April
3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 712 was passed by the Senate on May
17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor