TITLE 43.TRANSPORTATION

Part 3. AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

Chapter 57. AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

43 TAC §§57.3, 57.42, 57.56

The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) adopts amendments to §57.3 and §57.42 to update the reference to the ATPA's address and telephone number and to change the date the board's Advisory Committees will be abolished in §57.56. The amendments are adopted, without change to the proposed version, which was published in the Texas Register , on March 1, 2002 (27 TexReg. 1472). The text of the adopted rules will not be republished. The purpose of the amendments is to update the reference to the ATPA's address and telephone number and change the date the board's Advisory Committees will be abolished. The Government Code §2110.008 requires the Authority to approve the continuation of its advisory committees and reset the date of their abolishment, or the committees will be abolished by operation of law, every four years. The amendment to §57.56 changes the date of abolishment to August 31, 2006. Adoption of this proposal will act as the Authority's approval of the continuation of these committees.

No written comments were received regarding adoption of the amendments.

The amendments are adopted under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(37), §6(a), which the Authority interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules implementing its statutory powers and duties, and Government Code §2110.008, which the Authority interprets as requiring it to set a date of abolishment for its advisory committees or face automatic abolishment of them.

The following are the statutes, articles, or codes affected by the amendments: §§57.3, 57.42 -Article 4413 (37), §6(a) §57.56-Article 4413(37), §6(a), Government Code §2110.008

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 16, 2002.

TRD-200202357

Susan Sampson

Director

Automobile Theft Prevention Authority

Effective date: May 6, 2002

Proposal publication date: March 1,2002

For further information, please call: (512) 374-5101