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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain |
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vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 502.454(a), (b), and (f), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The owner of a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, or |
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semitrailer may apply for registration under Section 502.451 and is |
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exempt from the payment of the registration fee that would |
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otherwise be required by this chapter if the vehicle is: |
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(1) owned [and used exclusively for emergencies] by a |
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nonprofit disaster relief organization; and |
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(2) used by the organization exclusively for |
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emergencies, training, equipment maintenance, transportation of |
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disaster relief supplies, or other activities related to disaster |
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relief. |
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(b) An application for registration under this section must |
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include: |
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(1) a statement by the owner of the vehicle that the |
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vehicle is used exclusively as described by Subsection (a) [for |
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emergencies] and has not been used for any other purpose; |
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(2) a statement signed by an officer of the nonprofit |
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disaster relief organization that the vehicle has [not] been used |
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exclusively as described by Subsection (a) [for any purpose other |
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than emergencies] and qualifies for registration under this |
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section; and |
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(3) a reasonable description of the vehicle and the |
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emergency equipment included in the vehicle. |
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(f) A vehicle registered under this section that is used |
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[for any purpose] other than as described by Subsection (a) [an |
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emergency] may not again be registered under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |