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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a Motor Fuels Metering and Quality |
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Advisory Board. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2310 of the Occupations Code is amended |
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by adding Subchapter F to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B. MOTOR FUEL METERING AND QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD. |
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Sec. 2310.220. Board; Membership. (a) The Motor Fuel |
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Metering and Quality Advisory Board consists of nine members |
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appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the |
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commission's approval, as follows: |
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(1) two members who are dealers, or their |
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representatives: |
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(A) one member with 500 or fewer registered |
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devices; |
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(B) one member with more than 1,000 registered |
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devices; |
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(2) one member who represents a service company |
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licensed by the department; |
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(3) one member who represents a wholesaler, |
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distributor, or jobber; |
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(4) one member who represents a supplier; |
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(5) one member who represents a liquid petroleum gas |
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dealer; |
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(6) one member who represents a financial institution, |
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as defined by 277.001(3), Financial Code, or credit card issuer; |
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and |
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(6) one member who represents a law enforcement |
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agency. |
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(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard |
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to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national |
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origin of the appointee. |
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Sec. 2310.221. Terms; Vacancy. (a) Members of the board |
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serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members |
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expiring on the same date each odd-numbered year. |
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(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the |
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presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's |
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approval, shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term. |
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Sec. 2310.222. Presiding Officer. The presiding officer of |
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the commission, with the commission's approval, shall designate one |
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member of the advisory board as presiding officer to serve in that |
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capacity for a one-year term. |
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Sec. 2310.223. Board Duties. The board may advise the |
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commission and department on: |
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(1) the adoption of appropriate standards for the |
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installation, maintenance, calibration, alteration, operation, |
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testing, and inspection of motor fuel dispensers, devices, and |
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fuel; |
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(2) education and curricula for applicants and licensees; |
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(2) the content of examinations; |
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(3) proposed rules and standards on technical issues |
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related to motor fuel metering and quality and payment card |
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skimmers; and |
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(4) other issues affecting motor fuel metering and quality. |
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(b) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the |
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executive director or the presiding officer of the commission. |
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SECTION 2. No later than December 1, 2021, the commission |
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shall appoint members to the Motor Fuel Metering and Quality |
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Advisory Board. |
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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, the |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |