81R21353 JAM-D
By: Farias H.B. No. 3044
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the registration of certain vehicles used to provide
emergency incident rehabilitation services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.2036 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.2036. VEHICLES USED FOR EMERGENCY INCIDENT
REHABILITATION. (a) In this section:
(1) "Emergency incident rehabilitation" means the
providing of emergency incident support services for emergency
personnel, including firefighters, law enforcement personnel, and
emergency medical technicians.
(2) "Emergency incident support services" include:
(A) providing food, hydration, and shelter to
emergency personnel;
(B) monitoring emergency personnel; and
(C) performing duties at the request of the
person in charge of an emergency incident.
(b) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer
may apply for registration under Section 502.201 and is exempt from
the payment of the registration fee that would otherwise be
required by this chapter if the vehicle is owned and used
exclusively for emergency incident rehabilitation by a nonprofit
organization.
(c) An application for registration under this section must
include:
(1) a statement by the owner of the vehicle that the
vehicle is used exclusively for emergency incident rehabilitation
and has not been used for any other purpose;
(2) a statement signed by an officer of the nonprofit
organization that the vehicle has not been used for any purpose
other than emergency incident rehabilitation and qualifies for
registration under this section; and
(3) a reasonable description of the vehicle and the
equipment included in the vehicle.
(d) An applicant for registration under this section must
pay a fee of $5.
(e) A motor vehicle registered under this section must
display the name of the organization that owns it on each front
door.
(f) A vehicle registered under this section must display at
all times an appropriate license plate showing the vehicle's
status.
(g) A vehicle registered under this section that is used for
any purpose other than emergency incident rehabilitation by a
nonprofit organization that provides emergency incident
rehabilitation may not again be registered under this section by
that organization.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.