Texas Government Code - Section 411.0097. Transportation And Inspections Meeting With Representatives Of Mexican States
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§ 411.0097. TRANSPORTATION AND INSPECTIONS MEETING WITH
REPRESENTATIVES OF MEXICAN STATES.
Text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 693, § 1.
(a) The department shall initiate efforts to meet at least
quarterly with the department's counterparts in the Mexican states
bordering this state to discuss issues relating to truck
inspections and transportation and infrastructure involved in
truck inspections and transportation.
(b) To assist the department in carrying out this section,
the department shall contact the border commerce coordinator
designated under Section 772.010 and the mayors of each
municipality in this state in which a port of entry for land traffic
is located.
(c) At least one department representative participating in
a meeting under Subsection (a) must be proficient in Spanish.
(d) The department, in conjunction with the border commerce
coordinator, shall develop short-range and long-range plans,
including recommendations to increase bilateral relations with
Mexico and expedite trade by mitigating delays in border crossing
inspections for northbound truck traffic. In developing the plans,
the department and coordinator shall consider information obtained
from any meetings under Subsection (a). The department shall
update the plan biennially and submit the updated plan to the
lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
and each other member of the legislature on or before December 1 of
each even-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 693, § 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
For text of section as added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 556, §
3, see § 411.0097, ante.
Section: 411.008 411.0085 411.009 411.0091 411.0095 411.0096 411.0097 411.0097 411.0098 411.0099 411.010 411.011 411.012 411.013 411.0131
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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