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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the effectiveness of Operation Strong |
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Safety. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY OF OPERATION STRONG SAFETY. The Homeland |
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Security Council shall conduct a study to evaluate the |
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effectiveness of Operation Strong Safety. |
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SECTION 2. SCOPE OF STUDY. (a) The study must: |
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(1) evaluate how effectively state financial |
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resources were used to address the threat of drug cartel crime along |
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the international border during the operation; |
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(2) evaluate how effectively state financial |
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resources are currently being used to address the threat of drug |
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cartel crime along the international border; |
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(3) compare the estimated amount of controlled |
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substances illegally transported across the border during |
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Operation Strong Safety with the amount of controlled substances |
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illegally transported across the border during a comparable period |
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immediately before the date the operation began; and |
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(4) compare the estimated number of firearms illegally |
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transported across the border during Operation Strong Safety with |
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the estimated number of firearms illegally transported across the |
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border during a comparable period immediately before the date the |
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operation began. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the Homeland Security Council |
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shall solicit input from and collaborate with: |
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(1) local law enforcement agencies and officials, |
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including county sheriffs' departments and local police |
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departments, on the best practices for improving state efforts to |
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combat drug and firearms trafficking; and |
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(2) to the extent feasible, the United States Border |
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Patrol. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) The Homeland |
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Security Council shall issue a written report to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives that includes the council's findings. |
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(b) The report must be issued not later than November 30, |
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2016. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires December 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2015. |