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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 neighborhood electric vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.301, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 551.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, |
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"neighborhood electric vehicle" means a vehicle used for |
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recreational or commercial purposes that can attain a maximum speed |
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of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies |
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with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section |
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571.500). |
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SECTION 2. Section 551.304(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An operator may operate a neighborhood electric |
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vehicle: |
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(1) in a master planned community: |
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(A) that has in place a uniform set of |
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restrictive covenants; and |
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(B) for which a county or municipality has |
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approved a plat; |
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(2) on a public or private beach; or |
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(3) on a public highway for which the posted speed |
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limit is not more than 35 miles per hour[, if the neighborhood
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electric vehicle is operated:
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[(A) during the daytime; and
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[(B)
not more than two miles from the location
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where the neighborhood electric vehicle is usually parked and for
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transportation to or from a golf course]. |
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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, 2015. |