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	Amend HB 2278 as follows:                                                    

(1)  On page 365, between lines 1 and 2, insert the 	following:               

CHAPTER 2002.  LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CONTAINERS

Sec. 2002.001.  DEFINITIONS                                                   

Sec. 2002.002.  NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND USERS                    

Sec. 2002.003.  SUPPLY CONTRACT REQUIREMENT                                   

Sec. 2002.004.  FILLING OR REFILLING OF CONTAINER BY NONOWNER                 

Sec. 2002.005.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES                                            

CHAPTER 2002.  LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS CONTAINERS
	Sec. 2002.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:                                 
		(1)  "Liquefied petroleum gas" means the hydrocarbon 
product extracted from natural gas or crude oil and commonly known 
as butane or propane.
		(2)  "Person" means an individual, association, or 
corporation.  (V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (a).)
	Sec. 2002.002.  NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND USERS.  
A person in the business of leasing or selling liquefied petroleum 
gas containers shall give to each prospective purchaser or user of a 
container a written notice of the purchase or use options provided 
by that business, including, as applicable, options to purchase, 
lease, or lease-purchase. The notice must include a written 
statement that other persons in the business of leasing or selling 
liquefied petroleum gas containers may provide purchase or use 
options that include purchase, lease, and lease-purchase.  
(V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (b).)
	Sec. 2002.003.  SUPPLY CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.  If a person in 
the business of leasing or selling liquefied petroleum gas 
containers signs a supply contract with another person, a separate 
agreement on the face of the supply contract must state that the 
supplier gave to the user, before the user signed the supply 
contract, the notice required by Section 2002.002.  (V.A.C.S. Art. 
8610a, Sec. (c).)
	Sec. 2002.004.  FILLING OR REFILLING OF CONTAINER BY 
NONOWNER.  A person who is not the owner of a liquefied petroleum 
gas container may fill or refill the container if the person who 
occupies the premises where the container is located:
		(1)  requests the service; and                                                
		(2)  signs a written request stating that:                                    
			(A)  an emergency exists; and                                                
			(B)  the owner is unavailable to fill or refill 
the container, as applicable.  (V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Sec. (e).)
	Sec. 2002.005.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an 
offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter.
	(b)  A person who is not the owner of a liquefied petroleum 
gas container commits an offense if the person:
		(1)  except as provided by Section 2002.004, without 
written authorization of the owner of the container sells, fills, 
refills, delivers or permits to be delivered, or uses the container 
for any purpose;
		(2)  obtains a written request under Section 2002.004 
through misrepresentation; or
		(3)  defaces, removes, or conceals a name, mark, 
initial, or device on the container without the written consent of 
the owner of the container.
	(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor 
punishable by a fine of not less than $25 and not more than $200.  
(V.A.C.S. Art. 8610a, Secs. (d), (f), (g); Art. 8611 (part).)
	(2)  Strike page 390, line 12, through page 395, line 5, and 
renumber the subsequent sections of the article accordingly.