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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inspection period for a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.101. [GENERAL ONE-YEAR] INSPECTION PERIOD. (a) |
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The inspection period is five years [Except as provided by Section
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548.102, the department shall require an annual inspection]. The |
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department shall set the periods of inspection and may make rules |
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with respect to those periods. |
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(b) This section does not affect a requirement that a motor |
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vehicle emissions inspection be conducted during an initial |
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inspection period in a county covered by an inspection and |
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maintenance program approved by the United States Environmental |
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Protection Agency under Section 548.301 and the Clean Air Act (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.102, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an inspection period beginning on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. An inspection period beginning before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the inspection |
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period began, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |