By: Troxclair, Guillen, Garcia, Isaac,	H.B. No. 3539
	Harris of Williamson, et al.

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the establishment and operation of an ammunition
	facility by the Department of Public Safety.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by
	adding Subchapter S to read as follows:
	SUBCHAPTER S. TEXAS AMMUNITION FACILITY
	Sec. 411.551.  DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
	(1)  "Ammunition" means a combination of projectiles,
	cartridges, primers, and propellants designed to be discharged from
	a firearm.
	(2)  "Facility" means the Texas ammunition facility
	established under this subchapter.
	(3)  "Facility operator" means the person selected
	under Section 411.552 to operate the facility.
	(4)  "Law enforcement officer" means a person who is a
	peace officer under Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	(5)  "Law enforcement officer trainee" means a person
	enrolled in the basic peace officer training course required for
	the issuance of a peace officer license under Chapter 1701,
	Occupations Code.
	(6)  "Quality ammunition" means ammunition that meets
	the minimum safety specifications of the Sporting Arms and
	Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute for the caliber and type of
	cartridge manufactured, as specified.
	Sec. 411.552.  TEXAS AMMUNITION FACILITY. (a) The
	department shall contract with a person to establish and operate a
	facility that acquires, stores, and resells to law enforcement
	agencies quality ammunition to ensure the availability of
	ammunition for use by those agencies for training and public safety
	with a preference for law enforcement officers and law enforcement
	officer trainees.
	(b)  The department shall closely supervise the facility to
	promote and ensure integrity, security, honesty, and fairness in
	the operation of the facility.
	Sec. 411.553.  CERTAIN CONTRACT PROVISIONS REQUIRED. A
	contract under this subchapter for the acquisition, storage, and
	resale of quality ammunition must include provisions requiring:
	(1)  the person who establishes and operates the
	facility to give a preference when acquiring quality ammunition to
	manufacturers who manufacture ammunition in this state; and
	(2)  the packaging for the ammunition to:
	(A)  bear the state seal, state arms, or state
	flag; and
	(B)  state "Made in Texas".
	Sec. 411.554.  FACILITY OPERATOR POWERS AND DUTIES. (a)  The
	facility operator has the powers necessary to carry out the duties
	imposed on the operator under a contract entered into under this
	subchapter.
	(b)  The facility operator shall acquire and store quality
	ammunition to be resold at a reasonable price only to law
	enforcement agencies with a preference for use by law enforcement
	officers and law enforcement officer trainees.
	(c)  The facility operator shall acquire and store
	sufficient quality ammunition to prepare for potential future
	shortages of ammunition from other sources.
	Sec. 411.555.  CERTAIN SALES PROHIBITED. The facility may
	not sell ammunition or any component parts to any person except a
	law enforcement agency in this state that is accredited by one of
	the following organizations for adhering to best practices in
	policing:
	(1)  the Texas Police Chiefs Association;
	(2)  the Commission on Accreditation for Law
	Enforcement Agencies, Inc.; or
	(3)  a successor organization to an organization
	described by Subdivision (1) or (2) that offers an accreditation
	program for best practices in policing.
	Sec. 411.556.  DEDICATION OF REVENUE. Any proceeds
	collected by the department under a contract awarded under this
	subchapter shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the
	credit of the law enforcement officer standards and education fund
	account and may be appropriated only for the purposes described by
	this subchapter or Section 1701.157, Occupations Code.
	Sec. 411.557.  ANNUAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 of
	each year, the department shall submit a report to the governor and
	the legislature on the condition, operation, and projected business
	activity of the facility.
	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. If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2023.