S.B. No. 2102         AN ACT   relating to the initial registration and inspection period for   certain rental vehicles; authorizing fees.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 382.0622(a), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Clean Air Act fees consist of:                (1)  fees collected by the commission under Sections   382.062, 382.0621, 382.202, and 382.302 and as otherwise provided   by law;                (2)  $2 from the portion of each fee collected for   inspections of vehicles other than mopeds and remitted to the state   under Sections 548.501 and 548.503, Transportation Code;                (3)  $6 from the portion of each fee collected for an   inspection of a vehicle and remitted to the state under Section   548.5035, Transportation Code; and                (4) [(3)]  fees collected that are required under   Section 185 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7511d).          SECTION 2.  Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-2) to   read as follows:          (d)  Except as provided by Subsection (d-2), on [On] adoption   of a resolution by the commission and after proper notice, the   Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall implement a   system that requires, as a condition of obtaining a passing vehicle   inspection report issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 548,   Transportation Code, in a county that is included in a vehicle   emissions inspection and maintenance program under Subchapter F of   that chapter, that the vehicle, unless the vehicle is not covered by   the system, be annually or biennially inspected under the vehicle   emissions inspection and maintenance program as required by the   state's air quality state implementation plan. The Department of   Public Safety shall implement such a system when it is required by   any provision of federal or state law, including any provision of   the state's air quality state implementation plan.          (d-2)  If the state's air quality state implementation plan   provides for a three-year emissions inspection period for a vehicle   described by Section 548.1025(a), Transportation Code:                (1)  the system implemented by the Department of Public   Safety of the State of Texas under Subsection (d) shall provide for   a three-year emissions inspection period for a vehicle described by   Section 548.1025(a), Transportation Code; and                (2)  the commission shall establish and assess fees for   the emissions inspection of a vehicle described by Section   548.1025(a), Transportation Code, in amounts calculated to provide   the same revenue that would be provided if the vehicle was inspected   annually or biennially.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 502.0026 to read as follows:          Sec. 502.0026.  EXTENDED REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN RENTAL   VEHICLES. (a)  Notwithstanding Section 502.044, the initial   registration period is three years for a passenger car or light   truck:                (1)  that is sold in this state or purchased by a   commercial fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use   in this state;                (2)  that has not been previously registered in this or   another state;                (3)  that on the date of sale is of the current or   preceding model year; and                 (4)  for which a rental certificate has been furnished   as described by Section 152.061(b), Tax Code.          (b)  Payment for all applicable fees, including any optional   fee imposed under Subchapter H and other registration fees and the   fee required by Section 548.5035, for the entire registration   period is due at the time of registration.          SECTION 4.  Subchapter C, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 548.1025 to read as follows:          Sec. 548.1025.  THREE-YEAR INITIAL INSPECTION PERIOD FOR   CERTAIN RENTAL VEHICLES.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the   initial inspection period is three years for a passenger car or   light truck:                (1)  that is sold in this state or purchased by a   commercial fleet buyer described by Section 501.0234(b)(4) for use   in this state;                (2)  that has not been previously registered in this or   another state;                (3)  that on the date of sale is of the current or   preceding model year; and                 (4)  for which a rental certificate has been furnished   as described by Section 152.061(b), Tax Code.          (b)  This section does not affect a requirement that a motor   vehicle emissions inspection be conducted in a county covered by an   inspection and maintenance program approved by the United States   Environmental Protection Agency under Section 548.301 and the Clean   Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.).          SECTION 5.  Section 548.501(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Sections 548.503, 548.5035, and   548.504, the fee for inspection of a motor vehicle other than a   moped is $12.50. The fee for inspection of a moped is $5.75.          SECTION 6.  Subchapter H, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 548.5035 to read as follows:          Sec. 548.5035.  INITIAL THREE-YEAR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN   RENTAL VEHICLES.  (a)  The fee for inspection of a passenger car or   light truck under Section 548.1025 shall be set by the department by   rule on or before September 1 of each year.          (b)  A fee set by the department under this section must:                (1)  be based on the costs of providing inspections and   administering the program; and                (2)  be calculated to ensure that the state receives at   least the same amount of revenue from the fee over a three-year   period that the state would have received if the vehicle was subject   to Section 548.102.          (c)  The department by rule shall establish the amount of the   fee for an inspection under this section that shall be remitted to   the state under Section 548.509.          SECTION 7.  (a)  As soon as practicable in the Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality's ordinary course of business,   the commission shall submit for the approval of the United States   Environmental Protection Agency a revision of the state's air   quality state implementation plan to provide for a three-year   emissions inspection period for a vehicle described by Section   548.1025(a), Transportation Code, as added by this Act.          (b)  On the approval of a revision to the state's air quality   state implementation plan described by Subsection (a) of this   section, the Public Safety Commission shall adopt rules and   processes necessary to implement and administer the revised plan.          SECTION 8.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2102 passed the Senate on   April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1; and that   the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 17, 2023, by the   following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2102 passed the House, with   amendment, on May 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128,   Nays 12, two present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor