30 Tex. Admin. Code § 114.1 - Definitions
Unless specifically defined in Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 382, also known as the Texas Clean Air Act (TCAA), or in the rules of the commission, the terms used by the commission have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution control. In addition to the terms which are defined by the TCAA, the following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Dual-fuel
vehicle--Any motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine engineered and designed to
be operated on two different fuels, but not a mixture of the two.
(2) Emergency vehicle--A vehicle defined as
an authorized emergency vehicle according to Texas Transportation Code, §
541.201(1).
(3) Emissions--The emissions of oxides of
nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, particulate, or any
combination of these substances.
(4) First safety inspection
certificate--Initial Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) certificates
issued through DPS-certified inspection stations for every new vehicle found to
be in compliance with the rules and regulations governing safety inspections.
Beginning on the single sticker transition date as defined in this section, the
safety inspection certificates will no longer be used.
(5) First vehicle registration--Initial
vehicle registration insignia sticker issued through the Texas Department of
Motor Vehicles for every new vehicle found to be in compliance with the rules
and regulations governing vehicle registration prior to the single sticker
transition date as defined in this section and vehicle registration and safety
inspections beginning on the single sticker transition date.
(6) Gross vehicle weight rating--The value
specified by the manufacturer as the maximum design loaded weight of a vehicle.
This is the weight as expressed on the vehicle's registration and includes the
weight the vehicle can carry or draw.
(7) Law enforcement vehicle--Any vehicle
controlled by a local government and primarily operated by a civilian or
military police officer or sheriff, or by state highway patrols, or other
similar law enforcement agencies, and used for the purpose of law enforcement
activities including, but not limited to, chase, apprehension, surveillance, or
patrol of people engaged in or potentially engaged in unlawful
activities.
(8) Single sticker
transition date--The transition date of the single sticker system is the later
of March 1, 2015, or the date that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and
the Texas Department of Public Safety concurrently implement the single sticker
system required by Texas Transportation Code, §
502.047.
(9) Texas Inspection and Maintenance State
Implementation Plan--The portion of the Texas state implementation plan that
includes the procedures and requirements of the vehicle emissions inspection
and maintenance program as adopted by the commission and approved by the EPA. A
copy of the Texas Inspection and Maintenance State Implementation Plan is
available at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, 12100 Park 35
Circle, Austin, Texas, 78753; mailing address: P.O. Box 13087, MC 206, Austin,
Texas 78711-3087.
(10) Vehicle
registration--Vehicle characteristics, corresponding owner information, and
registration expiration date contained in the Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles registration system.
(11)
Vehicle registration insignia sticker--The sticker issued through the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or county tax assessor-collector for a
vehicle compliant with the DMV regulations. Beginning on the single sticker
transition date as defined in this section, the vehicle registration insignia
sticker, a current valid VIR, or other form of proof authorized by the DPS or
the DMV will be used as proof of compliance with inspection and maintenance
program requirements, the DMV's rules and regulations governing vehicle
registration, and the Texas Department of Public Safety's rules and regulations
governing safety inspections.
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