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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition 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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In this subchapter, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means a vehicle |
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that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level |
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surface, and is: |
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(a) [otherwise complies] manufactured and certified to |
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comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. |
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Section 571.500), or[.] |
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(b) manufactured and certified to comply with federal |
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safety requirements for a motorcycle. |
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SECTION 2. Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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