| (a) The following fees must be paid for an emissions
inspection of a vehicle at an inspection station. This fee must include
one free retest should the vehicle fail the emissions inspection provided
that the motorist has the retest performed at the same station where
the vehicle originally failed and submits, prior to the retest, a
properly completed vehicle repair form showing that emissions-related
repairs were performed and the retest is conducted within 15 days
of the initial emissions test.
(1) In El Paso County beginning May 1, 2002 and ending
on the day before the single sticker transition date as defined in §114.1
of this title (relating to Definitions), any emissions inspection
station required to conduct an emissions test in accordance with §114.50(a)(4)(A),
(B), or (C) of this title (relating to Vehicle Emissions Inspection
Requirements) must collect a fee of $14 and remit $2.50 to the Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS). If the El Paso County Commissioners
Court adopts a resolution that is approved by the commission to participate
in the Low Income Vehicle Repair Assistance, Retrofit, and Accelerated
Vehicle Retirement Program (LIRAP), the emissions inspection station
in El Paso County must collect a fee of $16 and remit to the DPS $4.50
beginning upon the date specified by the commission and ending on
the day before the single sticker transition date. Beginning on the
single sticker transition date, any emissions inspection station in
El Paso County required to conduct an emissions test in accordance
with §114.50(a)(4)(A), (B), or (C) of this title must collect
a fee not to exceed $11.50.
(2) In the Dallas-Fort Worth program area beginning
May 1, 2002 and ending on the day before the single sticker transition
date as defined in §114.1 of this title, any emissions inspection
station required to conduct an emissions test in accordance with §114.50(a)(1)(A)
or (B) of this title and in the extended Dallas-Fort Worth program
area beginning May 1, 2003 and ending on the day before the single
sticker transition date, any emissions inspection station required
to conduct an emissions test in accordance with §114.50(a)(2)(A)
or (B) of this title must collect a fee not to exceed $27. Beginning
May 1, 2002 and ending on the day before the single sticker transition
date in the Dallas-Fort Worth and the extended Dallas-Fort Worth program
areas, the emissions inspection station must remit to the DPS $2.50
for each acceleration simulation mode (ASM-2) test and $8.50 for each
on-board diagnostics (OBD) test. Beginning on the single sticker transition
date in the Dallas-Fort Worth and the extended Dallas-Fort Worth program
areas, any emissions inspection station required to conduct an emissions
test in accordance with §114.50(a)(1)(A) or (B) and (2)(A) or
(B) of this title must collect a fee not to exceed $24.50 for each
ASM-2 test and $18.50 for each OBD test.
(3) In the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria program area
beginning May 1, 2002 and ending on the day before the single sticker
transition date as defined in §114.1 of this title, any emissions
inspection station in Harris County required to conduct an emissions
test in accordance with §114.50(a)(3)(A) or (B) of this title
and beginning May 1, 2003 and ending on the day before the single
sticker transition date, any emissions inspection station in Brazoria,
Fort Bend, Galveston, and Montgomery Counties required to conduct
an emissions test in accordance with §114.50(a)(3)(D) or (E)
of this title must collect a fee not to exceed $27. Beginning May
1, 2002 and ending on the day before the single sticker transition
date in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery Counties,
the emissions inspection station must remit to the DPS $2.50 for each
ASM-2 test and $8.50 for each OBD test. Beginning on the single sticker
transition date in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery
Counties, any emissions inspection station required to conduct an
emissions test in accordance with §114.50(a)(3)(A), (B), (D),
or (E) of this title must collect a fee not to exceed $24.50 for each
ASM-2 test and $18.50 for each OBD test.
(4) In the Bexar County program area beginning November
1, 2026, any emissions inspection station in Bexar County required
to conduct an emissions test in accordance with §114.50(a)(5)(A)
or (B) of this title must collect a fee not to exceed $18.50.
(b) The per-vehicle fee and the amount the inspection
station remits to the DPS for a challenge test at an inspection station
designated by the DPS, must be the same as the amounts set forth in
subsection (a) of this section. The challenge fee must not be charged
if the vehicle is retested within 15 days of the initial test.
(c) Inspection stations performing out-of-cycle vehicle
emissions inspections for the state's remote sensing element must
charge a motorist for an out-of-cycle emissions inspection in the
amount specified in subsection (a) of this section resulting from
written notification that subject vehicle failed on-road testing.
If the vehicle passes the vehicle emissions inspection, the vehicle
owner may request reimbursement from the DPS.
(d) Beginning on the single sticker transition date
as defined in §114.1 of this title, vehicle owners shall remit
as part of the annual vehicle registration fee collected by the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or county tax assessor-collector
the amount of the vehicle emissions inspection fee that is required
to be remitted to the state.
(1) In El Paso County, the following requirements apply.
(A) If participating in the LIRAP, vehicle owners shall
remit $4.50 for motor vehicles subject to vehicle emissions inspections
to the DMV or county tax assessor-collector at the time of annual
vehicle registration as part of the vehicle emissions inspection fee.
Of the $4.50 remitted, $2.00 constitutes the LIRAP fee as defined
in §114.7 of this title (relating to Low Income Vehicle Repair
Assistance, Retrofit, and Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Program Definitions).
(B) If participating in the LIRAP and in the process
of opting out, vehicle owners shall remit $4.50 for motor vehicles
subject to vehicle emissions inspections to the DMV or county tax
assessor-collector at the time of annual vehicle registration as part
of the vehicle emissions inspection fee until the LIRAP fee termination
effective date as defined in §114.7 of this title. Of the $4.50
remitted, $2.00 constitutes the LIRAP fee as defined in §114.7
of this title. Upon the LIRAP fee termination effective date, vehicle
owners shall remit $2.50 for motor vehicles subject to vehicle emissions
inspections to the DMV or county tax-assessor-collector at the time
of annual vehicle registration as part of the vehicle emissions inspection
fee.
(C) If not participating in the LIRAP, vehicle owners
shall remit $2.50 for motor vehicles subject to vehicle emissions
inspections to the DMV or county tax-assessor-collector at the time
of annual vehicle registration as part of the vehicle emissions inspection
fee.
(2) In the Dallas-Fort Worth and the extended Dallas-Fort
Worth program areas, the following requirements apply.
(A) Vehicle owners in counties participating in the
LIRAP shall remit $2.50 for motor vehicles subject to ASM-2 tests
and $8.50 for motor vehicles subject to OBD tests to the DMV or county
tax assessor-collector at the time of annual vehicle registration
as part of the vehicle emissions inspection fee. Of the $8.50 remitted
for OBD tests, $6.00 constitutes the LIRAP fee as defined in §114.7
of this title.
(B) Vehicle owners in counties participating in the
LIRAP that are in the process of opting out shall remit $2.50 for
motor vehicles subject to ASM-2 tests and $8.50 for motor vehicles
subject to OBD tests to the DMV or county tax assessor-collector at
the time of annual vehicle registration as part of the vehicle emissions
inspection fee until the LIRAP fee termination effective date as defined
in §114.7 of this title. Of the $8.50 remitted for OBD tests,
$6.00 constitutes the LIRAP fee as defined in §114.7 of this
title. Upon the LIRAP fee termination effective date, vehicle owners
in participating counties that are in the process of opting out of
the LIRAP shall remit $2.50 for motor vehicles subject to vehicle
emissions inspections to the DMV or county tax-assessor-collector
at the time of annual vehicle registration as part of the vehicle
emissions inspection fee.
(C) Vehicle owners in counties not participating in
the LIRAP shall remit $2.50 for motor vehicles subject to vehicle
emissions inspections to the DMV or county tax-assessor-collector
at the time of annual vehicle registration as part of the vehicle
emissions inspection fee.
(3) In the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria program area,
the following requirements apply.
(A) Vehicle owners in counties participating in the
LIRAP shall remit $2.50 for motor vehicles subject to ASM-2 tests
and $8.50 for motor vehicles subject to OBD tests to the DMV or county
tax assessor-collector at the time of annual vehicle registration
as part of the vehicle emissions inspection fee. Of the $8.50 remitted
for OBD tests, $6.00 constitutes the LIRAP fee as defined in §114.7
of this title.
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