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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain |
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border counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.202(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If the program is established under this section, the |
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commission: |
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(1) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and |
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maintenance requirements for certain areas as required by federal |
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law or regulation; [and] |
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(2) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and |
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maintenance requirements for counties not subject to a specific |
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federal requirement in response to a formal request by resolutions |
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adopted by the county and the most populous municipality within the |
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county according to the most recent federal decennial census; and |
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(3) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and |
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maintenance requirements for counties not described by Subdivision |
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(1) or (2) that: |
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(A) border the United Mexican States; and |
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(B) contain an overweight corridor, as defined by |
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Section 548.301, Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.301, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) The commission by rule shall establish a motor vehicle |
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emissions inspection and maintenance program for vehicles located |
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in a county that: |
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(1) borders the United Mexican States; and |
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(2) contains an overweight corridor. |
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(a-2) For purposes of Subsection (a-1), "overweight |
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corridor" means a designated section of a state highway for which an |
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optional procedure is authorized under Chapter 623 for the issuance |
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of permits: |
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(1) by entities other than the department or the Texas |
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Department of Motor Vehicles; and |
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(2) for the movement of oversize or overweight |
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vehicles. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the |
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Public Safety Commission shall adopt the requirements and rules |
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necessary to implement Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, and |
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Section 548.301, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. 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, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |