88R1061 BEE-F
By: Vasut H.B. No. 554
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 31.055, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 31.055. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not apply
to:
(1) vessels with a valid marine document issued by the
United States Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center or
a federal agency that is a successor to the National Vessel
Documentation Center; or
(2) an outboard motor that:
(A) is at least 40 years of age; and
(B) has a capacity of not more than 25
horsepower.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.