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.
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