TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

CHAPTER 4. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES

SUBCHAPTER B. REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRANSPORTATION SAFETY

37 TAC §4.12

The Texas Department of Public Safety (the department) adopts amendments to §4.12, concerning Exemptions and Exceptions. This rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the August 30, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 6721) and will not be republished.

The proposed amendments remove concrete pumps from the list of exempted vehicles consistent with §644.052 of the Transportation Code.

No comments were received regarding the adoption of this rule.

This rule is adopted pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, §644.051, which authorizes the director to adopt rules regulating the safe transportation of hazardous materials and the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles; and authorizes the director to adopt all or part of the federal safety regulations, by reference.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on October 3, 2024.

TRD-202404724

D. Phillip Adkins

General Counsel

Texas Department of Public Safety

Effective date: October 23, 2024

Proposal publication date: August 30, 2024

For further information, please call: (512) 424-5848