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By: King of Parker, Callegari |
H.B. No. 715 |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 715By: Estes |
By: Estes |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009; |
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May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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Resources; May 13, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable |
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Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; |
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May 13, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle inspection stations that perform |
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emissions inspections using only the onboard diagnostic system of |
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inspected vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 548.3075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.3075. LIMITED EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS. (a) In this |
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section, "limited emissions inspection" means an emissions |
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inspection of a motor vehicle conducted only by using the onboard |
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diagnostic system of the vehicle. |
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(b) A department rule that allows a qualified inspection |
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station to perform a limited emissions inspection of a motor |
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vehicle may not restrict the station to fewer than 150 inspections |
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per month. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect December 31, 2010. |
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