| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial |
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| 8 | 6 | | research and development from certain provisions of the Texas |
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| 9 | 7 | | Controlled Substances Act. |
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| 10 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 481.080, Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 12 | 10 | | amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | (d-1) This section does not apply to a chemical manufacturer |
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| 14 | 12 | | engaged in commercial research and development: |
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| 15 | 13 | | (1) whose primary business is the manufacture, use, |
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| 16 | 14 | | storage, or transportation of hazardous, combustible, or explosive |
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| 17 | 15 | | materials; |
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| 18 | 16 | | (2) that operates a secure, restricted location that |
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| 19 | 17 | | contains a physical plant not open to the public, the ingress into |
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| 20 | 18 | | which is constantly monitored by security personnel; and |
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| 21 | 19 | | (3) that holds: |
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| 22 | 20 | | (A) a Voluntary Protection Program Certification |
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| 23 | 21 | | under Section (2)(b)(1), Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 |
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| 24 | 22 | | (29 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.); or |
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| 25 | 23 | | (B) a Facility Operations Area authorization |
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| 26 | 24 | | under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 T.A.C. Chapter 350). |
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| 27 | 25 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 28 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 29 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 30 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 31 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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| 30 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 31 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 32 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1666 passed the Senate on |
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| 33 | + | April 30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 34 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 36 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1666 passed the House on |
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| 37 | + | May 8, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 0, two present |
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| 38 | + | not voting. |
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| 39 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | + | Approved: |
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| 42 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | + | Date |
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| 44 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | + | Governor |
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