TITLE: Relating to the operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle.

SUMMARY: Relating to the operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 551.301, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 551.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means a vehicle used for recreational or commercial purposes that can attain a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour on a paved level surface and otherwise complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 (49 C.F.R. Section 571.500). SECTION 2. Section 551.304(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An operator may operate a neighborhood electric vehicle: (1) in a master planned community: (A) that has in place a uniform set of restrictive covenants; and (B) for which a county or municipality has approved a plat; (2) on a public or private beach; or (3) on a public highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour [ if the neighborhood electric vehicle is operated: [(A) during the daytime; and [(B) not more than two miles from the location where the neighborhood electric vehicle is usually parked and for transportation to or from a golf course].SECTION 3. 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.