89R4885 JRR-D     By: Gámez H.B. No. 2165       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain   border counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 382.202(c), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (c)  If the program is established under this section, the   commission:                (1)  shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and   maintenance requirements for certain areas as required by federal   law or regulation; [and]                (2)  shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and   maintenance requirements for counties not subject to a specific   federal requirement in response to a formal request by resolutions   adopted by the county and the most populous municipality within the   county according to the most recent federal decennial census; and                (3)  shall adopt vehicle emissions inspection and   maintenance requirements for counties not described by Subdivision   (1) or (2) that:                      (A)  border the United Mexican States; and                      (B)  contain an overweight corridor, as defined by   Section 548.301, Transportation Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 548.301, Transportation Code, is amended   by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:          (a-1)  The commission by rule shall establish a motor vehicle   emissions inspection and maintenance program for vehicles located   in a county that:                (1)  borders the United Mexican States; and                (2)  contains an overweight corridor.          (a-2)  For purposes of Subsection (a-1), "overweight   corridor" means a designated section of a state highway for which an   optional procedure is authorized under Chapter 623 for the issuance   of permits:                (1)  by entities other than the department or the Texas   Department of Motor Vehicles; and                (2)  for the movement of oversize or overweight   vehicles.          SECTION 3.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the   Public Safety Commission shall adopt the requirements and rules   necessary to implement Section 382.202, Health and Safety Code, and   Section 548.301, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.