| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to the operation of all-terrain vehicles and recreational |
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| 8 | 6 | | off-highway vehicles. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Sections 663.037(d) and (g), Transportation |
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| 11 | 9 | | Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | (d) The operator of an all-terrain vehicle may drive the |
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| 13 | 11 | | vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not an |
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| 14 | 12 | | interstate or limited-access highway if: |
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| 15 | 13 | | (1) the transportation is in connection with: |
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| 16 | 14 | | (A) the production, cultivation, care, |
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| 17 | 15 | | harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, |
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| 18 | 16 | | handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural |
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| 19 | 17 | | products, as defined by Section 52.002, Agriculture Code; or |
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| 20 | 18 | | (B) utility work performed by a utility; |
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| 21 | 19 | | (2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle |
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| 22 | 20 | | [on top of an eight-foot-long pole] a triangular orange flag that is |
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| 23 | 21 | | at least six feet above ground level; |
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| 24 | 22 | | (3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are |
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| 25 | 23 | | illuminated; |
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| 26 | 24 | | (4) the operator holds a driver's license, as defined |
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| 27 | 25 | | by Section 521.001; |
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| 28 | 26 | | (5) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle occurs in |
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| 29 | 27 | | the daytime; and |
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| 30 | 28 | | (6) the operation of the all-terrain vehicle does not |
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| 31 | 29 | | exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the |
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| 32 | 30 | | destination. |
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| 33 | 31 | | (g) A peace officer or other person who provides law |
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| 34 | 32 | | enforcement, firefighting, ambulance, medical, or other emergency |
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| 35 | 33 | | services, including a volunteer firefighter, may operate an |
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| 36 | 34 | | all-terrain vehicle on a public street, road, or highway that is not |
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| 37 | 35 | | an interstate or limited-access highway only if: |
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| 38 | 36 | | (1) the transportation is in connection with the |
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| 39 | 37 | | performance of the operator's [officer's] official duty; |
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| 40 | 38 | | (2) the operator [officer] attaches to the back of the |
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| 41 | 39 | | vehicle [on top of an eight-foot-long pole] a triangular orange |
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| 42 | 40 | | flag that is at least six feet above ground level; |
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| 43 | 41 | | (3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are |
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| 50 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 51 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 52 | + | I certify that H.B. No. 920 was passed by the House on April |
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| 53 | + | 13, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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| 54 | + | voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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| 55 | + | No. 920 on May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, 2 |
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| 56 | + | present, not voting. |
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| 57 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 59 | + | I certify that H.B. No. 920 was passed by the Senate, with |
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| 60 | + | amendments, on May 17, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays |
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| 61 | + | 0. |
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| 62 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 63 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 64 | + | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 65 | + | Date |
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| 66 | + | __________________ |
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| 67 | + | Governor |
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