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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale or delivery of motor fuel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 17.051, Agriculture Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 17.051. NOTICE OF MOTOR FUEL TAXES AND SALE OF ALCOHOL |
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AND FUEL MIXTURE. |
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SECTION 2. Section 17.051, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A dealer may not sell or offer for sale motor fuel from a |
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motor fuel pump unless the dealer prominently displays on the pump a |
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sign that complies with Subsection (b). |
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(a-1) The dealer shall include on the sign the information |
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required by Subsection (b)(2)(A) if the motor fuel pump is supplied |
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by a storage tank into which motor fuel, in a mixture in which at |
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least one percent of the mixture measured by volume is ethanol or |
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methanol, has been delivered within the 60-day period preceding the |
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date of sale or offer of sale [unless the dealer prominently
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displays on the pump from which the mixture is sold a sign that
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complies with Subsection (b)]. |
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(b) A sign required by Subsection (a) must: |
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(1) be displayed on each face of the motor fuel pump on |
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which the price of the motor fuel [mixture] sold from the pump is |
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displayed; |
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(2) state: |
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(A) "Contains Ethanol" or "Contains Methanol," |
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as applicable; |
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(B) the federal motor fuel tax imposed on the |
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motor fuel; and |
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(C) the state motor fuel tax imposed on the motor |
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fuel; |
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(3) appear in contrasting colors with block letters at |
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least one-half inch high and one-fourth inch wide; and |
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(4) be displayed in a clear, conspicuous, and |
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prominent manner, visible to customers using either side of the |
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pump. |
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SECTION 3. Section 17.153, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 17.153. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A dealer, distributor, |
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supplier, wholesaler, or jobber who violates Section 17.051, |
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17.052, 17.053, 17.054, or 17.055 is liable to this state for a |
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civil penalty of not less than $200 and not more than $10,000. |
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(b) The amount of a penalty collected under this section may |
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be appropriated only to the department to administer and enforce |
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this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2016. |