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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authority of counties and municipalities to limit the |
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photography of critical infrastructure. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.009. PHOTOGRAPHY OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) |
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In this section, "critical infrastructure" includes all public or |
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private assets, systems, and functions vital to the security, |
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governance, public health and safety, economy, or morale of the |
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state or the nation. |
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(b) A county by order or a municipality by ordinance may |
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restrict photography of critical infrastructure. An order or |
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ordinance adopted under this section must: |
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(1) state the distance from which critical |
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infrastructure may not be photographed; and |
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(2) require notice of the photography restrictions be |
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posted prominently and conspicuously in public areas around the |
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critical infrastructure. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |