Amend SB 1856 (House committee report) by adding the
following appropriately numbered section and renumbering the
sections of the bill appropriately:
      SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Sections 382.0372-382.0375 to read as
follows:
      Sec. 382.0372.  VEHICLES SUBJECT TO PROGRAM;
EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  The inspection and maintenance program applies to
any gasoline-powered vehicle that is:
            (1)  required to be registered in and is primarily
operated in Dallas, Tarrant, El Paso, or Harris County; and
            (2)  at least two and less than 25 years old. 
      (b)  In addition to a vehicle described by Subsection (a),
the program applies to:
            (1)  a vehicle with Unites States governmental plates
primarily operated in Dallas, Tarrant, El Paso, or Harris County;
            (2)  a vehicle operated on a federal facility in
Dallas, Tarrant, El Paso, or Harris County; and
            (3)  a vehicle primarily operated in Dallas, Tarrant,
El Paso, or Harris County that is exempt from motor vehicle
registration requirements or eligible under Chapter 502,
Transportation Code, to display an "exempt" license plate. 
      (c)  The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas
may waive program requirements, in accordance with standards
adopted by the commission, for certain vehicles and vehicle owners,
including:
            (1)  the registered owner of a vehicle who:
                  (A)  cannot afford to comply with the program,
based on reasonable income standards; or
                  (B)  has spent a reasonable amount of money, set
by the commission, to repair the vehicle, without bringing the
vehicle into compliance with emissions standards; and
            (2)  a vehicle that cannot be brought into compliance
with emissions standards by performing repairs. 
      (d)  The program does not apply to a:
            (1)  motorcycle:
            (2)  slow-moving vehicle as defined by Section 547.001,
Transportation Code; or
            (3)  circus vehicle. 
      Sec. 382.0373.   REMOTE SENSING PROGRAM COMPONENT.  (a)  The
commission and the Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas jointly shall develop a program component for enforcing
emissions standards by use of remote or automatic emissions
detection and analysis equipment. 
      (b)  The program component may be employed in any county
designated as a nonattainment area within the meaning of Section
107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407). 
      Sec. 382.0374.  INSPECTION EQUIPMENT AND
PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission by rule may adopte:
            (1)  standards and specifications for motor vehicle
emissions testing equipment;
            (2)  recordkeeping and reporting procedures; and
            (3)  measurable emissions standards a vehicle must meet
to pass the inspection. 
      (b)  The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas by
rule shall adopt:
            (1)  testing procedures in accordance with motor
vehicle emissions testing equipment specifications; and
            (2)  procedures for issuing or denying an emissions
inspection certificate. 
      Sec. 382.0375.   COLLECTION OF DATA; REPORT.    (a)  The
commission and the Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas may collect inspection and maintenance information derived
from the emissions inspection and maintenance program, including;
            (1)  inspection results;
            (2)  inspection station information;
            (3)  information regarding vehicles operated on federal
facilities;
            (4)  vehicle registration information; and
            (5)  other data the United States Environmental
Protection Agency requires. 
      (b)  The commission shall:
            (1)  report the information to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency; and
            (2)  compare the information on inspection results with
registration information for enforcement purposes.