Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE CODE |
Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
Chapter 17. SALE AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN FUEL MIXTURES |
Subchapter B-1. MOTOR FUEL QUALITY AND TESTING |
Sec. 17.071. MINIMUM MOTOR FUEL QUALITY AND TESTING STANDARDS
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(a) The department by rule shall adopt minimum motor fuel quality and testing standards for motor fuel that is sold or offered for sale in this state. The standards must comply with the nationally recognized minimum standards established by:
(1) the American Society for Testing and Materials, for motor fuels other than motor fuels blended with ethanol; and
(2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology, for motor fuels blended with ethanol.
(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary to bring about uniformity between the standards established under this subchapter and the nationally recognized standards described by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 , Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2010. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 97 , Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.