By: Howard of Travis (Senate Sponsor - Fraser) H.B. No. 1906
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2011;
May 3, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
Resources; May 11, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 11, 2011, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal
penalty.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 7, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 7.1831 to read as follows:
Sec. 7.1831. VIOLATION OF LOCALLY ENFORCED MOTOR VEHICLE
IDLING LIMITATIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person
violates a rule adopted by the commission concerning locally
enforced motor vehicle idling limitations.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an offense under this
section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act.
An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is
governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For
purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs
before that date.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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