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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the emissions inspection and safety certification of |
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vehicles retrofitted to operate on compressed natural gas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 548.308 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.308. INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF VEHICLES |
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RETROFITTED TO OPERATE ON COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS. (a) In this |
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section, "CSA America CNG Fuel System Inspector" means a person who |
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has successfully completed the CSA Standards compressed natural gas |
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certification program. |
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(b) An owner of a vehicle retrofitted to operate on |
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compressed natural gas may not operate the vehicle unless: |
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(1) an emissions test is performed on the vehicle |
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before and after the vehicle is retrofitted, and the |
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post-conversion test emissions level is as good as or better than |
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that of the baseline test; and |
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(2) the vehicle is certified as safe in accordance |
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with relevant standards by an inspector who is a CSA America CNG |
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Fuel System Inspector or has equivalent qualifications. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.308, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a vehicle retrofitted to operate on |
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compressed natural gas on or after September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |