(a) At least once every three years, the department shall conduct a study on:
- (1) the effect that the implementation of Subchapter C-2 and similar laws has had on the incidents of theft of copper or brass material; and
- (2) the manner and extent to which metal recycling entities are coordinating and cooperating with law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to assist in preventing and prosecuting that theft.
- (b) The department shall make available on the department's publicly accessible Internet website a written report on the study conducted under Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 1646), Sec. 2.03, eff. May 30, 2025.