The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (department) adopts amendments to §217.2, Definitions, without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 22, 2017, issue of the Texas Register (42 TexReg 7369). The rule will not be republished.

EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS

Amendments to §217.2 add the definitions for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and a recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) by reference to Transportation Code, §502.001. The amendments specify that an ATV and ROV are designed primarily for recreational use. Other amendments correct punctuation and rearrange the definitions to maintain alphabetical order. The paragraphs are renumbered accordingly.

COMMENTS

No comments on the proposed amendments were received.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY

The amendments are adopted under Transportation Code, §1002.001, which provides the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles with the authority to adopt rules that are necessary and appropriate to implement the powers and the duties of the department; and more specifically, Transportation Code, §501.0041, which provides the department may adopt rules to administer Chapter 501.

CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE

Transportation Code, §§501.002, 502.001, and 663.001.