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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liens on aircraft for certain charges. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 70.301, Property Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) This section applies to the fueling of an aircraft |
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without regard to whether the fueling is performed within or |
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outside of this state or the United States. This subsection does |
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not apply to the fueling of an aircraft owned, leased, or operated |
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by or on behalf of an air carrier that is certificated to conduct |
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scheduled air transportation services under 14 C.F.R. Part 121. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 70, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 70.3011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 70.3011. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter does not |
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abridge the protections afforded by any applicable law, including: |
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(1) Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code; and |
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(2) common law. |
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SECTION 3. Section 70.301(c), Property Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to the fueling of an aircraft performed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. The fueling of an aircraft |
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performed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law applicable to the fueling immediately before that date, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |