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Amend HB 1755 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 501.035(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) In this section, "former military vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001 [504.502(i)].
SECTION ____. Section 502.001, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (17-a) to read as follows:
(17-a) "Former military vehicle" means a vehicle, including a trailer, that:
(A) was manufactured for use in any country's military forces; and
(B) is not operated on continuous tracks.
SECTION ____. Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 502.141 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.141. OFF-HIGHWAY FORMER MILITARY VEHICLES. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person may not register a former military vehicle designated for off-highway use, with or without design alterations, for operation on a public highway.
(b) A former military vehicle may be registered for on-road use if the vehicle:
(1) is a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle designated for off-highway use; and
(2) has a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds.
(c) A former military vehicle issued specialty license plates under Section 504.502 may be operated on a public highway in accordance with that section.
SECTION ____. Section 504.502(i), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
(i) In this section, "former military vehicle" means a vehicle, including a trailer, regardless of the vehicle's size, weight, or year of manufacture, that:
(1) was manufactured for use in any country's military forces; [and]
(2) is maintained to represent its military design and markings accurately; and
(3) is not operated on continuous tracks.