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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle muffler noise requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.604, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A motor vehicle may not emit a sound of more than 95 |
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decibels, measured 20 inches from the tailpipe of the muffler, |
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while the vehicle is operating in neutral between 3,000 and 5,000 |
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revolutions per minute. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.051(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or |
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mobile home, registered in this state, must have the following |
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items inspected at an inspection station or by an inspector: |
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(1) tires; |
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(2) wheel assembly; |
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(3) safety guards or flaps, if required by Section |
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547.606; |
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(4) brake system, including power brake unit; |
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(5) steering system, including power steering; |
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(6) lighting equipment; |
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(7) horns and warning devices; |
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(8) mirrors; |
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(9) windshield wipers; |
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(10) sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is |
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exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613; |
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(11) front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt |
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anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment; |
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(12) exhaust system, including the muffler; |
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(13) exhaust emission system; |
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(14) fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing |
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equipment approved by department rule; and |
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(15) emissions control equipment as designated by |
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department rule. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |