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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study administered by the Texas Department of Motor |
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Vehicles to research the safety and economic impact of in-vehicle |
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safety devices for motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 750, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 750.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 750.004. STUDY OF IN-VEHICLE SAFETY DEVICES FOR MOTOR |
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VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "in-vehicle safety device" means an |
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in-vehicle device that: |
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(1) for a motor vehicle, other than an authorized |
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emergency vehicle, is a self-contained radio receiver that: |
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(A) detects the approach of an authorized |
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emergency vehicle, flashes lights to draw the driver's attention, |
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and receives and plays a unique coded message instructing the |
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driver; and |
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(B) detects stationary transmitters warning of |
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highway conditions and cautionary situations, including school |
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crossing zones and construction or maintenance work zones, flashes |
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lights to draw the driver's attention, and receives and plays a |
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unique coded message instructing the driver; |
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(2) for an authorized emergency vehicle, is fitted |
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with a transmitter that activates automatically with the siren and |
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emergency lighting system of the vehicle to transmit a unique |
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emergency message to devices described by Subdivision (1) in the |
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vicinity; and |
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(3) is powered by a rechargeable battery and a solar |
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cell. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall conduct a |
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study to research the safety and economic impact of in-vehicle |
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safety devices for motor vehicles. |
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(c) This section expires, January 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2014, the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles shall deliver a report to each house of |
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the legislature on the information collected under section 750.004, |
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Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |