83R2994 JTS-D
By: Rodriguez of Travis H.B. No. 2305
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to inspection of compressed natural gas containers on
motor vehicles.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 548.051(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or
mobile home, registered in this state, must have the following
items inspected at an inspection station or by an inspector:
(1) tires;
(2) wheel assembly;
(3) safety guards or flaps, if required by Section
547.606;
(4) brake system, including power brake unit;
(5) steering system, including power steering;
(6) lighting equipment;
(7) horns and warning devices;
(8) mirrors;
(9) windshield wipers;
(10) sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is
exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613;
(11) front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt
anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment;
(12) tax decal, if required by Section 548.104(d)(1);
(13) exhaust system;
(14) exhaust emission system;
(15) fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing
equipment approved by department rule; [and]
(16) emissions control equipment as designated by
department rule; and
(17) for a vehicle powered fully or partly by
compressed natural gas, the compressed natural gas container, as
provided by Section 548.104(f).
SECTION 2. Section 548.104, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) Commission rules adopted for the inspection of a
compressed natural gas container must prohibit the issuance of an
inspection certificate if:
(1) the container is unsafe due to damage or
deterioration; or
(2) the manufacturer's recommended service life for
the container, as stated on the container label required by federal
motor vehicle safety standards, has expired.
SECTION 3. (a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Public
Safety Commission shall adopt rules governing the inspection of
compressed natural gas containers, as required by Sections
548.051(a)(17) and 548.104(f), Transportation Code, as added by
this Act.
(b) The changes in law made by Section 548.051(a)(17) and
548.104(f), Transportation Code, as added by this Act, apply only
to a vehicle inspected on or after September 1, 2014.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.