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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the Texas Department of Transportation to |
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provide battery service to a vehicle transported on the |
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Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry; 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) At the request of a vehicle operator, a |
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qualified ferry employee may attempt to restart the battery of a |
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motor vehicle transported on the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry |
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operated by the department. For purposes of this subsection, a |
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ferry employee is qualified to provide the service described by |
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this subsection if the employee has completed training described by |
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Subsection (c). |
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(b) Before providing the service described by Subsection |
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(a), a ferry employee must confirm the absence of hazardous gas. |
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(c) The department shall: |
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(1) offer training to ferry personnel regarding the |
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safe use of equipment to: |
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(A) detect hazardous gas; and |
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(B) restart a motor vehicle battery; and |
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(2) provide and maintain in good operating condition: |
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(A) equipment for detecting hazardous gas; and |
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(B) equipment for restarting a motor vehicle |
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battery. |
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(d) 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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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. |