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 | |
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| 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. | ||
