83R233 JTS-D
 
  By: Callegari H.B. No. 828
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the emissions inspection and safety certification of
  vehicles retrofitted to operate on compressed natural gas.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 548.308 to read as follows:
         Sec. 548.308.  INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF VEHICLES
  RETROFITTED TO OPERATE ON COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.  (a)  In this
  section, "CSA America CNG Fuel System Inspector" means a person who
  has successfully completed the CSA Standards compressed natural gas
  certification program.
         (b)  An owner of a vehicle retrofitted to operate on
  compressed natural gas may not operate the vehicle unless:
               (1)  an emissions test is performed on the vehicle
  before and after the vehicle is retrofitted, and the
  post-conversion test emissions level is as good as or better than
  that of the baseline test; and
               (2)  the vehicle is certified as safe in accordance
  with relevant standards by an inspector who is a CSA America CNG
  Fuel System Inspector or has equivalent qualifications.
         SECTION 2.  Section 548.308, Transportation Code, as added
  by this Act, applies only to a vehicle retrofitted to operate on
  compressed natural gas on or after September 1, 2013.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.