By: Israel (Senate Sponsor - Ellis) H.B. No. 735
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015;
May 11, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 19, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the collection of information regarding the number of
alternatively fueled vehicles registered in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 502.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 502.004. INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVELY FUELED
VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "alternatively fueled vehicle"
means a motor vehicle that is capable of using a fuel other than
gasoline or diesel fuel.
(b) The department by rule shall establish a program to
collect information about the number of alternatively fueled
vehicles registered in this state.
(c) The department shall submit an annual report to the
legislature that includes the information collected under this
section. The report must, at a minimum, show the number of vehicles
registered in this state that use:
(1) electric plug-in drives;
(2) hybrid electric drives;
(3) compressed natural gas drives; and
(4) liquefied natural gas drives.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2016.
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