Tex. Transportation Code § 457.204
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 457.204, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 457.204.
Official statutory text
Sec. 457.204. ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM: VEHICLES COVERED AND SAFETY. (a) In developing a compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel use program, an authority should work with vehicle manufacturers and converters, fuel distributors, and others to specify the vehicles to be covered considering relevant factors, including vehicle range, specialty vehicle uses, fuel availability, vehicle manufacturing and conversion capability, safety, and resale value.
(b) The authority may meet the percentage requirements of Section 457.201 by:
(1) purchasing new vehicles; or
(2) converting existing vehicles, in conformity with federal and state requirements and applicable safety laws, to alternative fuel use.
(c) In purchasing, leasing, maintaining, or converting a vehicle for alternative fuel use, the authority shall comply with all applicable safety standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation or the Railroad Commission of Texas or their successor agencies.
(b) The authority may meet the percentage requirements of Section 457.201 by:
(1) purchasing new vehicles; or
(2) converting existing vehicles, in conformity with federal and state requirements and applicable safety laws, to alternative fuel use.
(c) In purchasing, leasing, maintaining, or converting a vehicle for alternative fuel use, the authority shall comply with all applicable safety standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation or the Railroad Commission of Texas or their successor agencies.
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