Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

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1		-	87R21917 SRA-F
2	1		By: Martinez H.B. No. 4201
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4201:
4		-	By: Ortega C.S.H.B. No. 4201
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7	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	5		AN ACT
9	6		relating to a feasibility study on the colocation of federal and
10	7		state motor vehicle inspection facilities at ports of entry.
11	8		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	9		SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
13	10		(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of
14	11		Transportation.
15	12		(2) "Institute" means the Texas A&M Transportation
16	13		Institute.
17	14		(3) "Port of entry" has the meaning assigned by
18	15		Section 201.710, Transportation Code.
19	16		SECTION 2. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON COLOCATED INSPECTION PORTS.
20	17		(a) The institute, in consultation with the department and the
21	18		Department of Public Safety, shall conduct a feasibility study on
22	19		erecting and maintaining a colocated federal and state inspection
23	20		facility at each port of entry in this state for the inspection of
24	21		motor vehicles for compliance with federal and state commercial
25	22		motor vehicle regulations. The study must include:
26	23		(1) a summary of:
27	24		(A) past efforts by the Department of Public
28	25		Safety and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to
29	26		maintain colocated federal and state inspection facilities at each
30	27		port of entry;
31	28		(B) any current efforts to colocate or separate
32	29		federal and state inspection facilities at ports of entry in other
33	30		states;
34		-	(C) current wait times at inspection facilities
35		-	at each port of entry;
36		-	(D) current priorities and expectations of the
	31	+	(C) current priorities and expectations of the
37	32		department and the Department of Public Safety regarding motor
38	33		vehicle inspections at ports of entry;
39		-	(E) the department's and Department of Public
	34	+	(D) the department's and Department of Public
40	35		Safety's perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of
41	36		colocated federal and state inspection facilities; and
42		-	(F) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
	37	+	(E) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
43	38		Administration's perspective on the advantages and disadvantages
44	39		of colocated federal and state inspection facilities, as solicited
45		-	by the institute under Subsection (b) of this section;
	40	+	by the institute under Subsection (b) of this section; and
46	41		(2) potential scenarios for the colocation of federal
47	42		and state inspection facilities at each port of entry in this state
48		-	and an analysis of each scenario's advantages and disadvantages;
49		-	(3) an analysis of potential economic benefits of
50		-	colocating federal and state inspection facilities at each port of
51		-	entry; and
52		-	(4) an analysis of the potential effects of colocating
53		-	federal and state inspection facilities at each point of entry on
54		-	wait times at inspection facilities.
	43	+	and an analysis of each scenario's advantages and disadvantages.
55	44		(b) In conducting the study under this section, the
56	45		institute shall solicit the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
57	46		Administration's perspective on the advantages and disadvantages
58	47		of colocated federal and state inspection facilities.
59		-	SECTION 3. REPORT. (a) Before the study under Section 2 of
60		-	this Act is completed, the institute shall contact the Federal
61		-	Motor Carrier Safety Administration to arrange receipt of the
62		-	report required by this subsection. Not later than December 1,
63		-	2022, the institute shall report the results of the study conducted
64		-	under Section 2 of this Act and any recommendations to the Federal
65		-	Motor Carrier Safety Administration in the manner and format
66		-	requested by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
67		-	(b) Not later than December 1, 2022, the institute shall
68		-	submit to the members of the legislature a report on the results of
69		-	the study conducted under Section 2 of this Act and any
70		-	recommendations for legislative or other action.
	48	+	SECTION 3. REPORT. Before the study under Section 2 of this
	49	+	Act is completed, the institute shall contact the Federal Motor
	50	+	Carrier Safety Administration to arrange receipt of the report
	51	+	required by this section. Not later than December 1, 2022, the
	52	+	institute shall report the results of the study conducted under
	53	+	Section 2 of this Act and any recommendations to the Federal Motor
	54	+	Carrier Safety Administration in the manner and format requested by
	55	+	the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
71	56		SECTION 4. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires January 1,
72	57		2023.
73		-	SECTION 5. IMPLEMENTATION. The Texas A&M Transportation
74		-	Institute is required to implement this Act only if the legislature
75		-	appropriates money specifically for that purpose. If the
76		-	legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that
77		-	purpose, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute may, but is not
78		-	required to, implement this Act using other appropriations
79		-	available for the purpose.
80		-	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
	58	+	SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
81	59		1, 2021.