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	Amend CSHB 13 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
	SECTION ____.  Section 201.613, Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 201.613.  ONE-STOP BORDER INSPECTION FACILITIES
[STATIONS].  (a)  The department shall erect and maintain border
[choose a location for an] inspection facilities [station] along a 
major highway at or near a border crossing from Mexico in the Pharr
[Brownsville], [in] Laredo, and [in] El Paso districts for the 
inspection of motor vehicles for compliance with federal and state 
commercial motor vehicle regulations [so that all federal, state, 
and municipal agencies that regulate the passage of persons or 
vehicles across the border at that border crossing may be located in 
one place].
	(b)  If a facility that serves a bridge that had more than 
900,000 commercial border crossings during the state fiscal year 
ending August 31, 2002, is to be located in a municipality or a 
municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the municipality may 
choose the location of the facility within the municipality or the 
municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.  The municipality 
shall choose a location before the later of the 180th day after:
		(1)  the date the department makes a request for a 
location; or      
		(2)  the effective date of the Act enacting this 
provision.          
	(c)  Only one inspection facility shall be constructed in a 
municipality described by this subsection.
	(d)  In determining the location for a border inspection 
facility under Subsection (b), the municipality shall:
		(1)  obtain and pay for an independent study completed 
by a university that conducts transportation studies or any other 
entity that conducts transportation studies to identify commercial 
truck traffic patterns for the location at which the facility is to 
be located to ensure that the location has adequate capacity to 
conduct a sufficient number of meaningful vehicle safety 
inspections in compliance with 49 U.S.C. Section 13902; and
		(2)  choose a location that does not impair the receipt 
of federal or state funds for implementation of this section.
	(e)  To the extent the department considers appropriate to 
expedite commerce, the department shall provide for implementation 
by the appropriate agencies of the use of Intelligent 
Transportation Systems for Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO) 
in:
		(1)  any new commercial motor vehicle inspection 
facility constructed; and
		(2)  any existing facility to which this section 
applies.            
	(f)  Implementation of systems under Subsection (e) must be 
based on the Texas ITS/CVO business plan prepared by the 
department, the Department of Public Safety, and the comptroller.  
The department shall coordinate with other state and federal 
transportation officials to develop interoperability standards for 
the systems.
	(g)  In implementing systems under Subsection (e) in the 
construction of a facility, the department to the greatest extent 
possible shall:
		(1)  enhance efficiency and reduce complexity for motor 
carriers by providing:
			(A)  a single point of contact between carriers 
and state and federal officials regulating the carriers; and
			(B)  a single point of information, available to 
wireless access, about federal and state regulatory and enforcement 
requirements;
		(2)  prevent duplication of state and federal 
procedures and locations for regulatory and enforcement 
activities, including consolidation of collection of applicable 
fees;
		(3)  link information systems of the department, the 
Department of Public Safety, the comptroller, and, to the extent 
possible, the United States Department of Transportation and other 
appropriate regulatory and enforcement entities; and
		(4)  take other necessary action to:                                   
			(A)  facilitate the flow of commerce;                                 
			(B)  assist federal interdiction efforts;                             
			(C)  protect the environment by reducing idling 
time of commercial motor vehicles at the facilities;
			(D)  prevent highway damage caused by overweight 
commercial motor vehicles; and
			(E)  seek federal funds to assist in the 
implementation of this section.  [The department shall establish 
and maintain an inspection station at the locations chosen in 
Subsection (a) only if the federal agencies involved in the 
regulation of the passage of persons or vehicles at that border 
crossing agree to the design of the facility at each location and 
agree to use the facility at each location if built.
	[(c)  The department may enter into agreements with federal, 
state, and municipal agencies to accomplish the purpose of this 
section. An agreement may involve the lease of office space at the 
inspection station by the department to the agency.]
	SECTION ____.  The Texas Department of Transportation shall 
spend the money appropriated during the 76th Legislature for 
Section 201.613, Transportation Code, as added by Chapter 1527, 
Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, or money 
received from the federal government to establish the border 
inspection facilities under Section 201.613, Transportation Code, 
as amended by this Act.