89R4885 JRR-D
By: Gámez H.B. No. 2165
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain
border counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 382.202(c), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c) If the program is established under this section, the
commission:
(1) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and
maintenance requirements for certain areas as required by federal
law or regulation; [and]
(2) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and
maintenance requirements for counties not subject to a specific
federal requirement in response to a formal request by resolutions
adopted by the county and the most populous municipality within the
county according to the most recent federal decennial census; and
(3) shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and
maintenance requirements for counties not described by Subdivision
(1) or (2) that:
(A) border the United Mexican States; and
(B) contain an overweight corridor, as defined by
Section 548.301, Transportation Code.
SECTION 2. Section 548.301, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a-1) The commission by rule shall establish a motor vehicle
emissions inspection and maintenance program for vehicles located
in a county that:
(1) borders the United Mexican States; and
(2) contains an overweight corridor.
(a-2) For purposes of Subsection (a-1), "overweight
corridor" means a designated section of a state highway for which an
optional procedure is authorized under Chapter 623 for the issuance
of permits:
(1) by entities other than the department or the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles; and
(2) for the movement of oversize or overweight
vehicles.
SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the
Public Safety Commission shall adopt the requirements and rules
necessary to implement Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, and
Section 548.301, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.