TITLE: Relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty.

SUMMARY: Relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the idling of motor vehicles; providing a criminal penalty. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 7, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 7.1831 to read as follows: Sec. 7.1831. VIOLATION OF LOCALLY ENFORCED MOTOR VEHICLE IDLING LIMITATIONS. (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the commission concerning locally enforced motor vehicle idling limitations. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, an offense under this section is a Class Cmisdemeanor. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs before that date. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.