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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the modification of a motor vehicle to emit soot, smoke, |
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or other particulate matter; creating an offense; imposing an |
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administrative penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 548.305 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.305. MODIFICATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE TO EMIT SOOT, |
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SMOKE, OR OTHER PARTICULATE MATTER. (a) The registered owner of a |
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diesel-powered motor vehicle commits an offense if the owner |
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modifies or causes to have modified the motor vehicle in a manner |
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that the owner knows or should know will increase the motor |
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vehicle's capacity to emit soot, smoke, or other particulate |
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matter. |
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(b) The operator of a diesel-powered motor vehicle commits |
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an offense if the operator intentionally or knowingly uses a |
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modification described by Subsection (a) to release a significant |
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quantity of soot, smoke, or other particulate matter while |
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operating the vehicle on a public street, road, or highway. |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.3065(c-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The conservation commission may impose an |
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administrative penalty on a person: |
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(1) in the amount of not more than $500 for each |
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violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the conservation |
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commission under this subchapter; or |
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(2) in the amount of not more than $2,500 for a |
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violation of Section 548.305. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |