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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.062. Operation of Vessels Without Required Equipment Prohibited

Sec. 31.062.  OPERATION OF VESSELS WITHOUT REQUIRED EQUIPMENT PROHIBITED.  No person may operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel that is not provided with the equipment required by this chapter.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.063. Classes of Motorboats

Sec. 31.063.  CLASSES OF MOTORBOATS.  Motorboats subject to the provisions of this chapter are divided into four classes according to length as follows:Class A. Less than 16 feet in length.Class 1. 16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length.Class 2. 26 feet or over and less than 40 feet in length.Class 3. 40 feet in length or over.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.064. Lights

Sec. 31.064.  LIGHTS.  A vessel or motorboat when not at dock must have and exhibit at least one bright light, lantern, or flashlight from sunset to sunrise in all weather.  A vessel or motorboat when underway between sunset and sunrise in all weather must have and exhibit the lights prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard for boats of its class.  No other lights that may be mistaken for those prescribed may be exhibited.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 422, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.065. Sound-Producing Devices

Sec. 31.065.  SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES.  A motorboat must have an efficient whistle or other sound-producing device if one is required by the commandant of the Coast Guard.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 422, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.066. Life Preserving Devices

Sec. 31.066.  LIFE PRESERVING DEVICES.  (a)  A motorboat, including a motorboat carrying passengers for hire, must carry at least one wearable personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard for each person on board, so placed as to be readily accessible.(b)   The operator of a motorboat less than 26 feet in length, while underway, shall require every passenger under 13 years of age to wear a wearable personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard.  A life belt or ring buoy does not satisfy this requirement.(c)  A person may not operate a recreational vessel 16 feet or more in length unless the vessel is equipped with:(1)  the number of wearable personal flotation devices required under Subsection (a); and(2)  additionally, at least one immediately accessible Type IV throwable flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard.(d)  A person under 13 years of age on board a vessel described by Section 31.073(a) or (b) must wear a wearable personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard while the vessel is under way.(e)  An adult operator of a vessel described by Section 31.073 may not permit a person under 13 years of age to be on board the vessel while the vessel is under way if the person under 13 years of age is not wearing a wearable personal flotation device required by Subsection (d).|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 543, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 308), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.067. Fire Extinguishers

Sec. 31.067.  FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.  (a)  A motorboat must have the number, size, and type of fire extinguishers prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard.(b)  The fire extinguishers must be capable of promptly and effectively extinguishing burning gasoline.  They must be kept in condition for immediate and effective use at all times and must be placed so as to be readily accessible.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.068. Flame Arrestors; Backfire Traps

Sec. 31.068.  FLAME ARRESTORS;  BACKFIRE TRAPS.  A motorboat must have the carburetor or carburetors of every engine using gasoline as fuel, except outboard motors, equipped with an efficient flame arrestor, backfire trap, or other similar device prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.069. Ventilators

Sec. 31.069.  VENTILATORS.  Each motorboat and vessel, except an open boat, using as fuel any liquid of a volatile nature must have the equipment prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard designed to ventilate properly and efficiently the bilges of the engine and fuel tank compartments so as to remove any explosive or inflammable gases.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.070. Exhaust Water Manifold; Muffler

Sec. 31.070.  EXHAUST WATER MANIFOLD;  MUFFLER.  A motorboat operating on the water of this state must have an exhaust water manifold or a factory-type muffler installed on the engine.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.071. Rearview Mirrors

Sec. 31.071.  REARVIEW MIRRORS.  (a)  A vessel used to tow a person or persons on water skis or an aquaplane or similar device on the water of this state must have a rearview mirror of a size no less than four inches from bottom to top and across from one side to the other.  The mirror must be mounted firmly so as to give the boat operator a full and complete view beyond the rear of the boat at all times.(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to vessels used in water ski tournaments, competitions, or exhibitions, or to a vessel that, in addition to its operator, has on board a person 13 years of age or older observing the progress of the person being towed.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 543, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.072. Racing Boats; Equipment Exemptions

Sec. 31.072.  RACING BOATS;  EQUIPMENT EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  A motorboat designed and intended solely for racing need not have a whistle or other sound-producing mechanical appliance or a bell as required by Section 31.065 of this code or a fire extinguisher as required by Section 31.067 of this code while competing in a race or while engaged in navigation that is incidental to tuning up for a race conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.(b)  A racing craft engaged in a race sanctioned by the governing board of any public water of this state need not have an exhaust water manifold or factory-type muffler installed on the engine as required by Section 31.070 of this code if written permission is granted by the governing board of the water body.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.073. Canoes, Punts, Rowboats, Sailboats, Rubber Rafts, Racing Shells, Rowing Sculls, Kayaks, and Other Paddle Craft; Equipment Exemptions

Sec. 31.073.  CANOES, PUNTS, ROWBOATS, SAILBOATS, RUBBER RAFTS, RACING SHELLS, ROWING SCULLS, KAYAKS, AND OTHER PADDLE CRAFT; EQUIPMENT EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  All canoes, kayaks, punts, rowboats, sailboats, rubber rafts, and other paddle craft when paddled, poled, oared, or windblown are exempt from all safety equipment requirements except each vessel must have the following:(1)  one Coast Guard approved wearable personal flotation device for each person aboard; and(2)  the lights prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard for vessels and required under Section 31.064.(a-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a vessel described by that subsection, except a canoe or kayak, that is 16 feet or more in length must be equipped with at least one Type IV personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard.(b)  Racing shells, rowing sculls, and racing kayaks while participating in or practicing for an officially sanctioned race are exempt from all safety equipment requirements except the lights prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard for vessels and required under Section 31.064.(c)  In this section, "racing shell," "rowing scull," or "racing kayak" means a manually propelled boat:(1)  recognized by a national or international racing association for use in competitive racing;(2)  not designed or used to carry equipment serving any purpose other than competitive racing;  and(3)  in which each occupant, except a coxswain, rows, sculls, or paddles.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 308), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 308), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter C. Required Equipment|Section 31.074. Visual Distress Signal

Sec. 31.074.  VISUAL DISTRESS SIGNAL.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Coastal waters" means the water that lies within nine nautical miles from the coastline of this state.(2)  "Uninspected passenger vessel" has the meaning assigned by 46 C.F.R. Section 24.10-1.(3)  "Visual distress signal" means a device that is approved and required by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard for the purpose of indicating a vessel in distress, including flares, smoke signals, and non-pyrotechnic signals.(b)  No person may operate on the coastal waters a vessel that is 16 feet or more in length, or any vessel operating as an uninspected passenger vessel, unless the vessel is equipped with readily accessible visual distress signals approved for day and night use in the number required by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard.(c)  Between sunset and sunrise, no person may operate on the coastal waters a vessel less than 16 feet in length unless the vessel is equipped with readily accessible visual distress signals approved for night use in the number required by the commandant of the United States Coast Guard.(d)  No person may operate a vessel on coastal waters unless each visual distress signal required under this section is in serviceable condition and the service life of the signal, if indicated by a date marked on the signal, has not expired.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 1106), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.091. Uniformity of Boating Regulations

Sec. 31.091.  UNIFORMITY OF BOATING REGULATIONS.  In the interest of uniformity, it is the policy of the State of Texas that the basic authority for the enactment of boating regulations is reserved to the state.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.092. Local Regulations

Sec. 31.092.  LOCAL REGULATIONS.  (a)  The governing body of an incorporated city or town, with respect to public water within its corporate limits and all lakes owned by it, may designate by ordinance certain areas as bathing, fishing, swimming, or otherwise restricted areas and may make rules and regulations relating to the operation and equipment of boats which it deems necessary for the public safety.  The rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.(b)  The commissioners court of a county, with respect to public water within the territorial limits of the county that is outside of the limits of an incorporated city or town or a political subdivision designated in Subsection (c) of this section and that are not lakes owned by an incorporated city or town, may enter an order on its books designating certain areas as bathing, fishing, swimming, or otherwise restricted areas and may make rules and regulations relating to the operation and equipment of boats which it deems necessary for the public safety.  The rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.(c)  The governing board of a political subdivision of the state created pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, for the purpose of conserving and developing the public water of the state, with respect to public water impounded within lakes and reservoirs owned or operated by the political subdivision, may designate by resolution or other appropriate order certain areas as bathing, fishing, swimming, or otherwise restricted areas and may make rules and regulations relating to the operation and equipment of boats which it deems necessary for the public safety.  The rules and regulations shall be consistent with the provisions of this chapter.(d)  A copy of all rules and regulations adopted under this section shall be summarily filed with the department.(e)  No city, town, village, special district, or other political subdivision of the state may impose or collect a fee for the registration or inspection of vessels to be used on public water against the owner or operator of a vessel used on public water.  This section does not apply to Chapter 321, Tax Code, nor to any launch fees, docking fees, entry fees, or other recreational fees which may be imposed or collected by any political subdivision of the State of Texas for the use of the facilities afforded by any such district to the public.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1274, ch. 496, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 2, Sec. 14.27(a)(5), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.093. Rules of the Road

Sec. 31.093.  RULES OF THE ROAD.  The United States Coast Guard Inland Rules apply to all public water of this state to the extent they are applicable.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.094. Reckless or Negligent Operation

Sec. 31.094.  RECKLESS OR NEGLIGENT OPERATION.  No person may operate any motorboat or vessel or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device in a wilfully or wantonly reckless or negligent manner that endangers the life, limb, or property of any person.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.095. Excessive Speed

Sec. 31.095.  EXCESSIVE SPEED.  (a)  No person may operate any boat at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and hazards, actual and potential, then existing, including weather and density of traffic, or greater than will permit him, in the exercise of reasonable care, to bring the boat to a stop within the assured clear distance ahead.(b)  The commission may provide for the standardization of speed limits for moving vessels.  No political subdivision or state agency may impose a speed limit not in conformity with the commission's standards.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 313, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.096. Reckless Operation and Excessive Speed

Sec. 31.096.  RECKLESS OPERATION AND EXCESSIVE SPEED.  No person may operate a vessel or manipulate water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device on the water of this state in wilful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others or without due caution or circumspection, and at a speed or in a manner that endangers, or is likely to endanger, a person or property.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.098 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.098. Hazardous Wake or Wash

Sec. 31.098.  HAZARDOUS WAKE OR WASH.  No person may operate a motorboat so as to create a hazardous wake or wash.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.099 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.099. Prohibition on Circular Course Around Individuals Engaged in Water Activities

Sec. 31.099.  PROHIBITION ON CIRCULAR COURSE AROUND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN WATER ACTIVITIES.  (a)  No person may operate a motorboat in a circular course around:(1)  any other boat or personal watercraft any occupant of which is engaged in fishing, waterskiing, or a similar activity; or(2)  any person swimming.(a-1)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person operating a motorboat in a circular course to retrieve a downed or fallen water-skier or other person engaged in a similar activity.(b)  No swimmer or diver may come within 200 yards of a sight-seeing or excursion boat except for maintenance purposes or unless within an enclosed area.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (H.B. 596), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 236 (H.B. 596), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.100 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.100. Interference With Markers or Ramps

Sec. 31.100.  INTERFERENCE WITH MARKERS OR RAMPS.  (a)  No person may moor or attach a boat to a buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon the public water of this state by or under the authority of the United States or the State of Texas.  No person may move, remove, displace, tamper with, damage, or destroy the markers or aids to safe operation.(b)  No person may moor or attach a vessel to a state-owned boat launching ramp except in connection with the launching or retrieving of a boat from the water.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.101. Obstructing Passage

Sec. 31.101.  OBSTRUCTING PASSAGE.  (a)  No person may anchor a boat in the traveled portion of a river or channel so as to prevent, impede, or interfere with the safe passage of any other boat through the same area.(b)  No person may anchor a vessel near a state-owned boat ramp so as to prevent, impede, or interfere with the use of the boat ramp.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.102. Operating Boats in Restricted Areas

Sec. 31.102.  OPERATING BOATS IN RESTRICTED AREAS.  No person may operate a boat within a water area that has been clearly marked, by buoys or some other distinguishing device, as a bathing, fishing, swimming, or otherwise restricted area by the department or by a political subdivision of the state.  This section does not apply to a patrol or rescue craft or in the case of an emergency.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 31.1021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 4 - Water Safety|Chapter 31 - Water Safety|Subchapter D. Boating Regulations|Section 31.1021. Operating Vessels in Scuba Diving or Snorkeling Areas

Sec. 31.1021.  OPERATING VESSELS IN SCUBA DIVING OR SNORKELING AREAS.  (a)  No person may operate a vessel within 50 feet of a buoy or of another vessel displaying a "diver down" flag that marks an area in which a person is scuba diving or snorkeling.(b)  No person may operate a vessel at a speed greater than the minimum speed necessary to maintain steerageway and headway while the vessel is within 150 feet of a buoy or a vessel displaying a "diver down" flag that marks an area in which a person is scuba diving or snorkeling.(c)  To be entitled to the protections of this section, a scuba diver or snorkeler must prominently display a "diver down" flag from a buoy or vessel.(d)  This section does not apply:(1)  to a person who is operating a patrol or rescue craft;  or(2)  in an emergency.(e)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply:(1)  to a person who is already operating a vessel in an area when another person displays a "diver down" flag within 150 feet of that vessel;(2)  to a person who is operating a vessel in a waterway that is less than 300 feet wide;  or(3)  to a person who has permission to enter the area from the person who placed the buoy or the person who is operating the vessel displaying the "diver down" flag.(f)  In this section, "'diver down' flag" means a square or rectangular red flag, at least 15 inches by 15 inches, that has a diagonal white stripe.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1146, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 226, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|