By Raymond                                            H.B. No. 2722
         77R8556 JD-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to license plates issued to persons with disabilities who
 1-3     are mobile amateur radio operators.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 502.253, Transportation Code, is amended
 1-6     by adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
 1-7           (i)  An applicant for license plates under this section who
 1-8     is also eligible for license plates issued under Section 502.282
 1-9     may apply for license plates that include the symbol of access
1-10     under Subsection (g) and the person's amateur call letters as
1-11     assigned by the Federal Communications Commission.  In addition to
1-12     the requirements of Subsection (d), the applicant must submit the
1-13     proof required by Section 502.282(b)(3) and furnish the applicant's
1-14     call letters to the department as required by Section
1-15     502.282(b)(4).
1-16           SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.