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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a golf cart or utility vehicle on a |
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public highway in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.402, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) The department may issue license plates for a golf cart |
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[only] as authorized by a procedure established under Subsection |
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(c) [Section 504.510]. |
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(c) The department shall by rule establish a procedure to |
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issue license plates for a golf cart to be used for operation on a |
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public highway. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.404, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-1) In addition to the operation authorized by Section |
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551.403, the commissioners court of a county described by |
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Subsection (a-2) [that borders or contains a portion of the
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Guadalupe River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders
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the Gulf of Mexico] may allow an operator to operate a golf cart or |
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utility vehicle on all or part of a public highway that: |
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(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the |
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county; and |
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(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per |
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hour. |
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(a-2) Subsection (a-1) applies only to a county that: |
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(1) borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe |
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River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf |
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of Mexico; or |
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(2) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision |
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(1) and: |
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(A) has a population of less than 30,000; and |
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(B) contains a part of a barrier island that |
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borders the Gulf of Mexico. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.510, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. Not later than December 31, 2013, the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish a procedure for the |
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issuance of license plates for golf carts to be used for operation |
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on a public highway, as required by Section 551.402(c), |
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Transportation Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. 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. |