82R6366 JAM-F
 
  By: Rodriguez H.B. No. 1403
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to eligibility to participate in the low-income vehicle
  repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement
  program.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 382.209(e), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (e)  A vehicle is not eligible to participate in a low-income
  vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle
  retirement program established under this section unless:
               (1)  the vehicle is capable of being operated;
               (2)  the registration of the vehicle:
                     (A)  is current; and
                     (B)  reflects that the vehicle has been registered
  in the county implementing the program for at least [the] 12 of the
  15 months preceding the application for participation in the
  program;
               (3)  the commissioners court of the county
  administering the program determines that the vehicle meets the
  eligibility criteria adopted by the commission, the Texas
  Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Public Safety Commission;
               (4)  if the vehicle is to be repaired, the repair is
  done by a repair facility recognized by the Department of Public
  Safety, which may be an independent or private entity licensed by
  the state; and
               (5)  if the vehicle is to be retired under this
  subsection and Section 382.213, the replacement vehicle is a
  qualifying motor vehicle.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.