TITLE: Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

SUMMARY: Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: (d) A commissioned law enforcement officer of the National Park Service is not a peace officer under the laws of this state but has:(1) the powers of arrest, search, and seizure as to any offense under the laws of this state committed in a national park or national recreation area;and (2) within the boundaries of a national park or national recreation area: (A) the power to execute any arrest warrant or search warrant issued under the laws of this state; and (B) the powers granted to a peace officer by Chapters 573 and 574, Health and Safety Code.(d-1) For purposes of Subsection (d) [In this subsection],"national park or national recreation area" means a national park or national recreation area included in the National Park System as defined by 54 U.S.C. Section 100102. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.