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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the initial registration and inspection period for |
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certain rental vehicles; authorizing fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.0622(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Clean Air Act fees consist of: |
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(1) fees collected by the commission under Sections |
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382.062, 382.0621, 382.202, and 382.302 and as otherwise provided |
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by law; |
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(2) $2 from the portion of each fee collected for |
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inspections of vehicles other than mopeds and remitted to the state |
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under Sections 548.501 and 548.503, Transportation Code; |
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(3) $6 from the portion of each fee collected for an |
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inspection of a vehicle and remitted to the state under Section |
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548.5035, Transportation Code; and |
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(4) [(3)] fees collected that are required under |
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Section 185 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7511d). |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-2) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (d-2), on [On] adoption |
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of a resolution by the commission and after proper notice, the |
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall implement a |
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system that requires, as a condition of obtaining a passing vehicle |
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inspection report issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 548, |
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Transportation Code, in a county that is included in a vehicle |
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emissions inspection and maintenance program under Subchapter F of |
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that chapter, that the vehicle, unless the vehicle is not covered by |
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the system, be annually or biennially inspected under the vehicle |
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emissions inspection and maintenance program as required by the |
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state's air quality state implementation plan. The Department of |
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Public Safety shall implement such a system when it is required by |
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any provision of federal or state law, including any provision of |
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the state's air quality state implementation plan. |
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(d-2) If the state's air quality state implementation plan |
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provides for a three-year emissions inspection period for a vehicle |
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described by Section 548.1025(a), Transportation Code: |
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(1) the system implemented by the Department of Public |
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Safety of the State of Texas under Subsection (d) shall provide for |
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a three-year emissions inspection period for a vehicle described by |
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Section 548.1025(a), Transportation Code; and |
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(2) the commission shall establish and assess fees for |
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the emissions inspection of a vehicle described by Section |
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548.1025(a), Transportation Code, in amounts calculated to provide |
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the same revenue that would be provided if the vehicle was inspected |
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annually or biennially. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.0026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.0026. EXTENDED REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN RENTAL |
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VEHICLES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 502.044, the initial |
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registration period is three years for a passenger car or light |
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truck: |
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(1) that is sold in this state or purchased by a |
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commercial fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use |
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in this state; |
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(2) that has not been previously registered in this or |
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another state; |
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(3) that on the date of sale is of the current or |
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preceding model year; and |
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(4) for which a rental certificate has been furnished |
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as described by Section 152.061(b), Tax Code. |
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(b) Payment for all applicable fees, including any optional |
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fee imposed under Subchapter H and other registration fees and the |
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fee required by Section 548.5035, for the entire registration |
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period is due at the time of registration. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 548.1025 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.1025. THREE-YEAR INITIAL INSPECTION PERIOD FOR |
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CERTAIN RENTAL VEHICLES. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the |
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initial inspection period is three years for a passenger car or |
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light truck: |
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(1) that is sold in this state or purchased by a |
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commercial fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use |
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in this state; |
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(2) that has not been previously registered in this or |
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another state; |
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(3) that on the date of sale is of the current or |
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preceding model year; and |
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(4) for which a rental certificate has been furnished |
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as described by Section 152.061(b), Tax Code. |
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(b) This section does not affect a requirement that a motor |
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vehicle emissions inspection be conducted in a county covered by an |
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inspection and maintenance program approved by the United States |
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Environmental Protection Agency under Section 548.301 and the Clean |
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Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.). |
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SECTION 5. Section 548.501(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Sections 548.503, 548.5035, and |
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548.504, the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a |
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moped is $12.50. The fee for inspection of a moped is $5.75. |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter H, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 548.5035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.5035. INITIAL THREE-YEAR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN |
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RENTAL VEHICLES. (a) The fee for inspection of a passenger car or |
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light truck under Section 548.1025 shall be set by the department by |
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rule on or before September 1 of each year. |
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(b) A fee set by the department under this section must: |
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(1) be based on the costs of providing inspections and |
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administering the program; and |
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(2) be calculated to ensure that the state receives at |
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least the same amount of revenue from the fee over a three-year |
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period that the state would have received if the vehicle was subject |
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to Section 548.102. |
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(c) The department by rule shall establish the amount of the |
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fee for an inspection under this section that shall be remitted to |
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the state under Section 548.509. |
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SECTION 7. (a) As soon as practicable in the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality's ordinary course of business, |
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the commission shall submit for the approval of the United States |
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Environmental Protection Agency a revision of the state's air |
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quality state implementation plan to provide for a three-year |
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emissions inspection period for a vehicle described by Section |
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548.1025(a), Transportation Code, as added by this Act. |
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(b) On the approval of a revision to the state's air quality |
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state implementation plan described by Subsection (a) of this |
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section, rules and processes necessary to implement and administer |
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the revised plan shall be adopted by: |
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(1) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and |
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(2) the Public Safety Commission. |
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SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |