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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle inspection requirements for vehicles |
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equipped with compressed natural gas containers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.104(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) An inspection station or inspector may not issue an |
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inspection certificate for a vehicle equipped with: |
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(1) a carburetion device permitting the use of |
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liquefied gas alone or interchangeably with another fuel, unless a |
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valid liquefied gas tax decal issued by the comptroller is attached |
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to the lower right-hand corner of the front windshield of the |
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vehicle on the passenger side; [or] |
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(2) a sunscreening device prohibited by Section |
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547.613, except that the department by rule shall provide |
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procedures for issuance of an inspection certificate for a vehicle |
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exempt under Section 547.613(c); or |
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(3) a compressed natural gas container unless the |
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owner demonstrates in accordance with department rules proof: |
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(A) that: |
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(i) the container has met the inspection |
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requirements under 49 C.F.R. Section 571.304; and |
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(ii) the manufacturer's recommended service |
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life for the container, as stated on the container label required by |
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49 C.F.R. Section 571.304, has not expired; or |
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(B) that the vehicle is a fleet vehicle for which |
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the fleet operator employs a technician certified to inspect the |
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container. |
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SECTION 2. (a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the |
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Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules relating to the proof |
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required by Section 548.104(d), Transportation Code, as amended by |
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this Act. |
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(b) The change in law made by Section 548.104(d), |
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Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to a |
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vehicle inspected on or after September 1, 2014. |
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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, 2013. |