| (a) A prospective licensee may apply to LP-Gas Operations
for one or more licenses specified in subsection (b)(1) - (8) of this
section. Fees required to be paid shall be those established by the
Commission and in effect at the time of licensing or renewal.
(b) The license categories and fees are as follows:
(1) A Category 15 license for container manufacturers
and/or fabricators authorizes the manufacture, fabrication, assembly,
repair, installation, testing, and sale of LNG containers, including
LNG motor or mobile fuel containers and systems, and the repair of
transport and transfer systems for use in Texas. The original license
fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $600.
(2) A Category 20 license for transport outfitters
authorizes the subframing, testing, and sale of LNG transport containers;
the testing of LNG storage containers; the installation, testing,
and sale of LNG motor or mobile fuel containers and systems; and the
installation and repair of transport systems and motor or mobile fuel
systems for use in Texas. The original license fee is $400; the renewal
fee is $200.
(3) A Category 25 license for carriers authorizes the
transportation of LNG by transport, including the loading and unloading
of LNG. The original license fee is $1,000; the renewal fee is $300.
(4) A Category 30 license for general installers and
repairmen authorizes the sale, repair, service, and installation of
stationary containers and LNG systems. The original license fee is
$100; the renewal fee is $70.
(5) A Category 35 license for retail and wholesale
dealers authorizes the storage, sale, transportation, and distribution
of LNG and all other activities included in this section, except the
manufacture, fabrication, assembly, repair, subframing, and testing
of LNG containers. The original license fee is $750; the renewal fee
is $300.
(6) A Category 40 license for general public dispensing
stations authorizes the storage, sale, and dispensing of LNG into
motor and mobile fuel containers. The original license fee is $150;
the renewal fee is $70.
(7) A Category 45 license for motor fuel authorizes
the sale and installation of LNG motor or mobile fuel containers,
and the sale, repair, and installation of LNG motor or mobile fuel
systems. The original license fee is $100; the renewal fee is $50.
(8) A Category 50 license for testing laboratories
authorizes the testing of LNG containers, LNG motor fuel systems or
mobile fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems for the
purpose of determining the safety of the containers or systems for
LNG service, including the necessary installation, disconnection,
reconnection, testing, and repair of LNG motor fuel systems or mobile
fuel systems, transfer systems, and transport systems involved in
the testing of containers. The original license fee is $200; the renewal
fee is $100.
(c) An original manufacturer of a new motor vehicle
powered by LNG, or a subcontractor of a manufacturer who produces
a new LNG powered motor vehicle for the manufacturer, is not subject
to the licensing requirements of this title, but shall comply with
all other rules in this chapter.
(d) Public or private entities performing LNG activities
for their own vehicles are not required to be licensed. Public or
private entities performing any LNG activities for the general public
are required to be licensed.
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