| 1 | 1 | | 88R22945 JCG-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Spiller, Hefner, Clardy, et al. H.B. No. 82 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 82: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Metcalf C.S.H.B. No. 82 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to an interstate compact for border security, including |
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| 10 | 10 | | building a border wall and sharing state intelligence and |
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| 11 | 11 | | resources. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Title 7, Government Code, is amended by adding |
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| 14 | 14 | | Chapter 794 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | CHAPTER 794. INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR BORDER SECURITY |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 794.001. AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE COMPACT. On |
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| 17 | 17 | | behalf of this state, the governor shall develop and execute an |
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| 18 | 18 | | interstate compact for border security among interested states. |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 794.002. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED. (a) It |
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| 20 | 20 | | is the intent of the legislature that the compact developed and |
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| 21 | 21 | | executed under this chapter not require congressional approval. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (b) The compact may not increase the political power of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | compacting states in relation to the federal government. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sec. 794.003. INTERSTATE COMPACT PROVISIONS. The compact |
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| 25 | 25 | | authorized by this chapter must provide for joint action among |
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| 26 | 26 | | compacting states on matters that include: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) sharing law enforcement intelligence on illegal |
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| 28 | 28 | | activity occurring at the border with Mexico; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) sharing state resources in order to build a |
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| 30 | 30 | | physical barrier, a comprehensive technological surveillance |
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| 31 | 31 | | system, or both, on state land to deter or detect illegal activity |
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| 32 | 32 | | occurring at the border with Mexico; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) sharing other law enforcement resources to ensure |
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| 34 | 34 | | the protection of personnel and property. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 36 | 36 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 37 | 37 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 38 | 38 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 39 | 39 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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