| 1 | 1 | | 88R20966 PRL-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hefner H.B. No. 2295 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to liens on aircraft for certain charges. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 70.301, Property Code, is amended by |
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| 10 | 10 | | adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (c) This section applies to the fueling of an aircraft |
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| 12 | 12 | | without regard to whether the fueling is performed within or |
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| 13 | 13 | | outside of this state or the United States. This subsection does |
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| 14 | 14 | | not apply to the fueling of an aircraft owned, leased, or operated |
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| 15 | 15 | | by or on behalf of an air carrier that is certificated to conduct |
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| 16 | 16 | | scheduled air transportation services under 14 C.F.R. Part 121. |
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| 17 | 17 | | SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 70, Property Code, is |
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| 18 | 18 | | amended by adding Section 70.3011 to read as follows: |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sec. 70.3011. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. This subchapter does not |
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| 20 | 20 | | abridge the protections afforded by any applicable law, including: |
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| 21 | 21 | | (1) Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) common law. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 3. Section 70.301(c), Property Code, as added by |
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| 24 | 24 | | this Act, applies only to the fueling of an aircraft performed on or |
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| 25 | 25 | | after the effective date of this Act. The fueling of an aircraft |
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| 26 | 26 | | performed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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| 27 | 27 | | law applicable to the fueling immediately before that date, and the |
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| 28 | 28 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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