Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 114 - CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM MOTOR VEHICLES › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS › Section 114.1 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
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.