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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of an advisory committee on motor |
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vehicle inspections related to safety and emissions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.001(3), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Conservation commission" means the Texas |
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[Natural Resource Conservation] Commission on Environmental |
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Quality. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.006, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (h) and adding |
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Subsections (i) and (j) to read as follows: |
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(a) An advisory committee consisting of nine [six] members |
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shall: |
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(1) advise the conservation commission and the |
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department on the conservation commission's and department's rules |
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relating to the operation of the vehicle inspection [emissions
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testing] program under this chapter [Subchapter F]; |
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(2) make recommendations to the conservation |
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commission and the department relating to the content of rules |
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involving the operation of the vehicle inspection [emissions
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testing] program; and |
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(3) perform any other advisory function requested by |
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the conservation commission or the department in administering this |
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chapter and Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code [Subchapter F]. |
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(b) The members of the commission shall appoint seven |
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[three] members of the committee as follows: |
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(1) four persons [one person] to represent inspection |
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station owners and operators, with two of those persons from |
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counties conducting vehicle emissions testing under Subchapter F |
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and two of those persons from counties conducting safety only |
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inspections; |
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(2) one person to represent manufacturers of motor |
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vehicle emissions inspection devices; [and] |
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(3) one person to represent independent vehicle |
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equipment repair technicians; and |
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(4) one person to represent the public interest. |
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(c) The [Each member of the conservation commission shall
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appoint one member of the committee. The member appointed by the] |
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presiding officer of the conservation commission and the presiding |
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officer of the commission shall each appoint one member of the |
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committee who will alternate serving [serve] as the presiding |
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officer of the committee. |
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(h) The committee is entitled to review and comment on rules |
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to be considered for adoption by the conservation commission, the |
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commission, or the department under this chapter or Chapter 382, |
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Health and Safety Code, [Subchapter F] before the rules are adopted |
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[published]. |
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(i) The committee shall hold at least two meetings each |
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year. |
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(j) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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committee. |
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SECTION 3. Section 548.006(h), Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a proposed rule, including a |
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proposed amendment to a rule, first proposed after the first |
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meeting of the advisory committee established under Section |
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548.006, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |