Amend CSHB 2741 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike line 27, page 47 and line 1, page 48 and substitute the following:
issue license plates for a golf cart [only] as authorized by Subsection (c) [Section 504.510].
(c) The department shall by rule establish a procedure to issue the license plates to be used for operation in accordance with Sections 551.403 and 551.404.
(d) The department may charge a fee for the cost of the license plate.
(2) On page 68, line 5, between "503.066(b)," and "520.008", insert "504.510".
(3) Insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 551.404, Transportation Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-1) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551.403, the commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a-2) [that borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf of Mexico] may allow an operator to operate a golf cart or utility vehicle on all or part of a public highway that:
(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the county; and
(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.
(a-2) Subsection (a-1) applies only to a county that:
(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River;
(2) borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf of Mexico; or
(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2) and:
(A) has a population of less than 30,000; and
(B) contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
SECTION ____. Not later than December 31, 2013, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a procedure for the issuance of license plates for golf carts to be used for operation on a public highway, as required by Section 551.402, Transportation Code, as added by this Act.