S.B. No. 1436
AN ACT
relating to the setback requirements for a junkyard or an
automotive wrecking and salvage yard; amending provisions subject
to a criminal penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 396.022(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A junkyard or an automotive wrecking and salvage yard
may not be located:
(1) within 50 feet of the right-of-way of a public
street or[,] state highway;[,] or
(2) within 50 feet of the nearest property line of a
residence.
SECTION 2. Section 396.022(a), Transportation Code, as
amended by this Act, applies only to a junkyard or an automotive
wrecking and salvage yard that begins operating on or after the
effective date of this Act. A junkyard or an automotive wrecking
and salvage yard operating before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law applicable immediately before the effective
date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that
purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1436 passed the Senate on
May 4, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11; and that the
Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 2015, by the
following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1436 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 96,
Nays 42, one present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor