S.B. No. 1799 proposes amendments to the Texas Health and Safety Code regarding the motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program. The bill introduces Section 382.2015, which mandates the Texas commission to identify the minimum requirements of the federal Clean Air Act for the emissions program and to develop a state implementation plan that aligns with these minimum standards. This plan would limit emissions inspections to the transfer of vehicle titles. Additionally, if the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approves the revised plan, the commission is required to implement it and recommend any necessary statutory changes to the legislature.

Furthermore, the bill adds Section 382.2025, which explicitly states that the commission and the Department of Public Safety cannot enforce any other provisions related to emissions inspections under the current subchapter or the Transportation Code. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, unless Congress enacts legislation that repeals or amends the Clean Air Act in a manner that eliminates the requirement for the emissions inspection program, in which case the provisions of Section 2 would take effect 30 days after such legislation is enacted.

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