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Texas Transportation Code

§ 548.306 — EXCESSIVE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS

TN § 548.306Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part C. RULES OF THE ROAD · Ch. 548. INSPECTION OF VEHICLES · Art. F. MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE

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(a)This section applies to a motor vehicle registered or operated for more than 60 days per calendar year in:
(1)a county or a portion of a county designated by department rule in accordance with Section 548.301; or
(2)a county adjacent to a county described in Subdivision (1).
(b)The registered owner of a motor vehicle commits an offense if the vehicle, in an area described by Subsection (a), emits:
(1)hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, or nitrogen oxide in an amount that is excessive under United States Environmental Protection Agency standards or standards provided by department rule; or
(2)another vehicle-related pollutant that is listed by a department rule adopted to comply with Part A, National Emission Standards Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7602-7619), or rules of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in an amount identified as excessive under that rule.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 10, eff. June 19, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.