81R8677 MTB-F
By: Hilderbran H.B. No. 2553
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the registration and operation of certain off-highway
vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 29.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "off-highway
vehicle" means:
(1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by Section
663.001, Transportation Code;
(2) an off-highway motorcycle; [and]
(3) a recreational off-highway vehicle that:
(A) is equipped with a non-straddle seat for the
use of:
(i) the rider; and
(ii) a passenger, if the vehicle is
designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
(B) is designed to propel itself with four or
more tires in contact with the ground;
(C) is designed by the manufacturer for
off-highway use by the operator only; and
(D) is not designed by the manufacturer primarily
for farming or lawn care; and
(4) any other motorized vehicle used for off-highway
recreation on:
(A) public land over which the department has
authority or on land purchased or leased by the department; or
(B) land acquired or developed under a grant made
under Section 29.008 or any other grant program operated or
administered by the department.
SECTION 2. Section 502.001(1), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(1) "All-terrain vehicle" means a motor vehicle that
is:
(A) equipped with a saddle[, bench, or bucket
seats] for the use of:
(i) the rider; and
(ii) a passenger, if the motor vehicle is
designed by the manufacturer to transport a passenger;
(B) designed to propel itself with three or more
tires in contact with the ground;
(C) designed by the manufacturer for off-highway
use; and
(D) not designed by the manufacturer primarily
for farming or lawn care.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.