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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to highway maintenance vehicles and certain service |
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vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.157(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to the following vehicles: |
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(1) a stationary authorized emergency vehicle using |
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visual signals that meet the requirements of Sections 547.305 and |
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547.702; |
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(2) a stationary tow truck using equipment authorized |
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by Section 547.305(d); [and] |
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(3) a Texas Department of Transportation vehicle or a |
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highway maintenance vehicle operated pursuant to a contract awarded |
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under Subchapter A, Chapter 223, not separated from the roadway by a |
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traffic control channelizing device and using visual signals that |
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comply with the standards and specifications adopted under Section |
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547.105; and |
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(4) a service vehicle used in the maintenance of an |
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electrical power line and using visual signals that comply with the |
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standards and specifications adopted under Section 547.105. |
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SECTION 2. Section 547.001(2-b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2-b) "Highway maintenance vehicle" means a highway or |
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traffic maintenance vehicle designated by the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. The term includes equipment for: |
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(A) road maintenance, including: |
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(i) equipment for snow removal, line |
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striping, skid resistance testing, sweeping, [and] spraying, |
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guardrail repair, sign maintenance, and temporary traffic-control |
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device placement or removal; |
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(ii) aerial platform lift machines; and |
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(iii) road profiler machines; and |
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(B) off-road use, including motor graders, road |
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rollers, excavators, pneumatic tire equipment, movers, and |
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tractors. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |