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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the restarting of a vehicle's battery while the vehicle |
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is being transported on the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry; |
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authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 342, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 342.005 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 342.005. RESTARTING VEHICLE BATTERY ON GALVESTON-PORT |
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BOLIVAR FERRY. (a) The operator of a vehicle being transported on |
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the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry operated by the department may |
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attempt to restart the vehicle's battery only if a ferry employee |
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confirms the absence of hazardous gas. At the request of the |
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vehicle operator, a ferry employee who has completed the training |
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described by Subsection (b) shall check for hazardous gas. |
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(b) The department shall: |
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(1) provide training to ferry employees regarding the |
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safe use of equipment to detect hazardous gas; and |
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(2) provide and maintain in good operating condition |
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equipment for detecting hazardous gas. |
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(c) The department may charge a fee for providing the |
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service described by Subsection (a) in an amount set by the |
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department that is reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of |
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administering this section. |
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(d) Nothing in this section requires a ferry employee to |
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attempt to restart the battery of a vehicle being transported on the |
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Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry operated by the department. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas |
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Department of Transportation shall adopt rules necessary to |
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administer Section 342.005, Transportation Code, as added by this |
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Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |