Amend CSHB 2730 (Senate committee printing) by adding the
following SECTION to the bill, appropriately numbered, and
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 548.005, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 548.005. INSPECTION ONLY BY STATE-CERTIFIED AND
SUPERVISED INSPECTION STATION. A compulsory inspection under this
chapter may be made only by an inspection station, except that the
department may:
(1) permit inspection to be made by an inspector under
terms and conditions the department prescribes; [and]
(2) authorize the acceptance in this state of a
certificate of inspection and approval issued in another state
having a similar inspection law; and
(3) authorize the acceptance in this state of a
certificate of inspection and approval issued in compliance with 49
C.F.R. Part 396 to a motor bus, as defined by Section 502.001, that
is registered in this state but is not domiciled in this state.