84R13255 AAF-D
By: Spitzer H.B. No. 3718
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the possible use of state-owned land within
25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border for border security.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. STUDY. (a) The General Land Office shall
conduct a study evaluating the possible use of state-owned land
within 25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border for purposes of border
security.
(b) In conducting the study under Subsection (a) of this
section, the General Land Office shall evaluate the possible use of
the land:
(1) as a staging area for law enforcement operations;
(2) for additional facilities for the Texas National
Guard; and
(3) for the physical security of the Texas-Mexico
border.
SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2016, the
General Land Office shall submit a report on the results of the
study and any resulting recommendations to the governor, the
lieutenant governor, and the members of the legislature.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.