| 1 | 1 | | 81R3157 SLB-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Quintanilla H.B. No. 740 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the installation of nitrous oxide systems on vehicles |
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| 8 | 8 | | intended for use on public roads. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 548.104(d), Transportation Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) An inspection station or inspector may not issue an |
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| 13 | 13 | | inspection certificate for a vehicle equipped with: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) a carburetion device permitting the use of |
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| 15 | 15 | | liquefied gas alone or interchangeably with another fuel, unless a |
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| 16 | 16 | | valid liquefied gas tax decal issued by the comptroller is attached |
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| 17 | 17 | | to the lower right-hand corner of the front windshield of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | vehicle on the passenger side; [or] |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) a sunscreening device prohibited by Section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 547.613, except that the department by rule shall provide |
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| 21 | 21 | | procedures for issuance of an inspection certificate for a vehicle |
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| 22 | 22 | | exempt under Section 547.613(c); or |
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| 23 | 23 | | (3) a device that allows nitrous oxide to combine with |
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| 24 | 24 | | gasoline for the purpose of increasing engine power, except the |
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| 25 | 25 | | certificate may be issued if: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (A) the vehicle is en route to or from a track |
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| 27 | 27 | | where the vehicle is used for racing and the device is inoperative; |
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| 28 | 28 | | or |
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| 29 | 29 | | (B) the container of nitrous oxide has been |
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| 30 | 30 | | removed from the vehicle. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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