| 1 | 1 | | 89R2024 CMO-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Landgraf H.B. No. 4954 |
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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 the composition of the advisory committee for metal |
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| 10 | 10 | | recycling entities. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 1956.017(b), Occupations Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b) The advisory committee consists of 17 [15] members |
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| 15 | 15 | | appointed by the director as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) one representative of the department; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) two representatives of local law enforcement |
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| 18 | 18 | | agencies located in different municipalities, each with a |
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| 19 | 19 | | population of 500,000 or more; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) two representatives of local law enforcement |
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| 21 | 21 | | agencies located in different municipalities, each with a |
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| 22 | 22 | | population of 200,000 or more but less than 500,000; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (4) one representative of a local law enforcement |
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| 24 | 24 | | agency located in a municipality with a population of less than |
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| 25 | 25 | | 200,000; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (5) five representatives of metal recycling entities, |
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| 27 | 27 | | at least one of whom must have substantial business experience with |
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| 28 | 28 | | transactions involving the purchase or acquisition of catalytic |
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| 29 | 29 | | converters; |
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| 30 | 30 | | (6) two members who represent industries that are |
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| 31 | 31 | | impacted by theft of regulated material; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (7) one sheriff of a county with a population of |
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| 33 | 33 | | 500,000 or more; [and] |
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| 34 | 34 | | (8) one sheriff of a county with a population of less |
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| 35 | 35 | | than 500,000; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (9) one sheriff who has experience investigating the |
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| 37 | 37 | | theft of tubular steel used in the process of drilling and |
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| 38 | 38 | | completing oil and gas wells; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | (10) one member who represents the oil and gas |
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| 40 | 40 | | industry. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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| 42 | 42 | | of this Act, the public safety director of the Department of Public |
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| 43 | 43 | | Safety of the State of Texas shall appoint two additional members to |
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| 44 | 44 | | the advisory committee as required by Section 1956.017, Occupations |
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| 45 | 45 | | Code, as amended by this Act. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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