Bill Text: TX SB1742 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Engrossed


Bill Title: Relating to the operation of certain motor vehicles, including establishing a motor vehicle mileage fee pilot program.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-05-24 - Placed on General State Calendar [SB1742 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB1742-Engrossed.html
 
 
  By: Fraser, West S.B. No. 1742
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the operation of plug-in electric motor vehicles.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 224.153, Transportation Code, is amended
  by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  A motor vehicle displaying the "plug-in electric
  vehicle" insignia authorized by Section 502.186 in an easily
  readable location on the back of the vehicle may use a high
  occupancy vehicle lane regardless of the number of occupants in the
  vehicle unless the use would violate federal transit or highway
  funding restrictions.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 502.186 to read as follows:
         Sec. 502.186.  "PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE" INSIGNIA FOR
  CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.  (a)  At the time of registration or
  reregistration of a motor vehicle, the department shall issue a
  specially designed "plug-in electric vehicle" insignia for a motor
  vehicle that:
               (1)  is made by a manufacturer primarily for use on
  public highways;
               (2)  has not been modified from original manufacturer
  specifications;
               (3)  is rated at not more than 8,500 pounds unloaded
  gross vehicle weight;
               (4)  is acquired for use or lease by a consumer and not
  for resale;
               (5)  has a speed capability of at least 65 miles per
  hour;
               (6)  is propelled to a significant extent by an
  electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that:
                     (A)  has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt
  hours; and
                     (B)  is capable of being recharged from an
  external source of electricity; and
               (7)  is not a recreational vehicle, as defined by
  Section 522.004(b), that draws power from a battery or a hybrid
  engine solely for purposes other than propulsion.
         (b)  The department shall issue a "plug-in electric vehicle"
  insignia under this section to a person who:
               (1)  applies to the department on a form provided by the
  department; and
               (2)  submits proof that the motor vehicle being
  registered is a vehicle described by Subsection (a).
         (c)  The department may charge a fee for the issuance of a
  "plug-in electric vehicle" insignia under this section.  The fee
  may not exceed $20 per motor vehicle.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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