Bill Text: TX HB2569 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a review of the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-18 - Left pending in committee [HB2569 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB2569-Introduced.html
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By: Pickett | H.B. No. 2569 |
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relating to a review of the motor vehicle emissions inspection and | ||
maintenance program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 382.221 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 382.221. REVIEW OF MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION | ||
AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall determine | ||
whether the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.) | ||
or a subsequent amendment requires this state to operate a motor | ||
vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program in any part of | ||
this state. | ||
(b) If the commission determines that the federal Clean Air | ||
Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.) or a subsequent amendment does | ||
not require this state to operate a motor vehicle emissions | ||
inspection and maintenance program in any part of this state, the | ||
commission shall develop a plan to end the emissions inspection and | ||
maintenance program established under this chapter and Subchapter | ||
F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code. | ||
(c) The plan must: | ||
(1) provide for the revision of this state's air | ||
quality state implementation plan and any other state plans | ||
mandated by the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et | ||
seq.) or a subsequent amendment as necessary to account for the end | ||
of the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program; | ||
and | ||
(2) establish a proposed timeline for: | ||
(A) submitting revised state plans to the United | ||
States Environmental Protection Agency for approval; and | ||
(B) ending the emissions inspection and | ||
maintenance program. | ||
(d) The commission shall submit to the United States | ||
Environmental Protection Agency a request that the agency approve | ||
the plan described by Subsection (b). | ||
(e) If the United States Environmental Protection Agency | ||
approves the plan described by Subsection (b): | ||
(1) the commission shall implement the plan and amend | ||
or adopt rules necessary to implement the plan; and | ||
(2) on a date determined by the commission by rule, the | ||
motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program | ||
established under this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 548, | ||
Transportation Code, is abolished. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |