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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to inspection of compressed natural gas containers on |
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motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.051(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or |
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mobile home, registered in this state, must have the following |
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items inspected at an inspection station or by an inspector: |
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(1) tires; |
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(2) wheel assembly; |
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(3) safety guards or flaps, if required by Section |
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547.606; |
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(4) brake system, including power brake unit; |
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(5) steering system, including power steering; |
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(6) lighting equipment; |
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(7) horns and warning devices; |
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(8) mirrors; |
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(9) windshield wipers; |
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(10) sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is |
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exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613; |
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(11) front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt |
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anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment; |
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(12) tax decal, if required by Section 548.104(d)(1); |
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(13) exhaust system; |
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(14) exhaust emission system; |
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(15) fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing |
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equipment approved by department rule; [and] |
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(16) emissions control equipment as designated by |
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department rule; and |
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(17) for a vehicle powered fully or partly by |
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compressed natural gas, the compressed natural gas container, as |
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provided by Section 548.104(f). |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.104, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Commission rules adopted for the inspection of a |
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compressed natural gas container must prohibit the issuance of an |
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inspection certificate if: |
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(1) the container is unsafe due to damage or |
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deterioration; or |
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(2) the manufacturer's recommended service life for |
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the container, as stated on the container label required by federal |
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motor vehicle safety standards, has expired. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Public |
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Safety Commission shall adopt rules governing the inspection of |
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compressed natural gas containers, as required by Sections |
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548.051(a)(17) and 548.104(f), Transportation Code, as added by |
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this Act. |
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(b) The changes in law made by Section 548.051(a)(17) and |
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548.104(f), Transportation Code, as added by this Act, apply only |
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to a vehicle inspected on or after September 1, 2014. |
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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, 2013. |