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| 1 | 1 | 81R9571 SLB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Cohen, et al. H.B. No. 1687 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the definition of an electric bicycle for purposes | |
| 8 | 8 | related to the use, registration, and licensing of electric | |
| 9 | 9 | bicycles. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Section 541.201(24), Transportation Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | (24) "Electric bicycle" means a bicycle that: | |
| 14 | 14 | (A) is designed to be propelled by an electric | |
| 15 | 15 | motor with a power output of 3,000 watts or less, exclusively or in | |
| 16 | 16 | combination with the application of human power; and | |
| 17 | 17 | (B) cannot attain a speed of more than 30 [20] | |
| 18 | 18 | miles per hour without the application of human power[; and | |
| 19 | 19 | [(C) does not exceed a weight of 100 pounds]. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |