1-1 By: Hawley (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) H.B. No. 2217 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2001; 1-3 April 24, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Natural Resources; May 7, 2001, reported favorably by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 7, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-7 AN ACT 1-8 relating to the issuance of a certificate of title for certain farm 1-9 semitrailers. 1-10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-11 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Transportation Code, is 1-12 amended by adding Section 501.036 to read as follows: 1-13 Sec. 501.036. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR FARM SEMITRAILER. (a) 1-14 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department 1-15 may issue a certificate of title for a farm semitrailer with a 1-16 gross weight of more than 4,000 pounds if: 1-17 (1) the farm semitrailer is eligible for registration 1-18 under Section 502.276; and 1-19 (2) all other requirements for issuance of a 1-20 certificate of title are met. 1-21 (b) To obtain a certificate of title under this section, the 1-22 owner of the farm semitrailer must: 1-23 (1) apply for the certificate of title in the manner 1-24 required by Section 501.023; and 1-25 (2) pay the fee required by Section 501.138. 1-26 (c) The department shall adopt rules and forms to implement 1-27 and administer this section. 1-28 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-29 * * * * *