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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registration of token trailers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.167(i), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) The department shall [may] issue specially designed |
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nonexpiring license plates for token trailers. The nonexpiring |
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license plate shall remain displayed on the token trailer until the |
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trailer is sold or removed from service or the license plate is not |
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legible. The department shall provide for a person to register a |
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token trailer under this section on the department's Internet |
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website. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Transportation shall |
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adopt rules for the administration of Section 502.167(i), |
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Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, as soon as practicable |
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after this Act takes effect. For that purpose, the department may |
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adopt the rules in the manner provided by law for emergency rules. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |