Section 114.66 - Disposition of Retired Vehicle(a) Vehicles retired under a Low Income Vehicle Repair Assistance, Retrofit, and Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Program (LIRAP) may not be resold or reused in their entirety in this or another state. Any dismantling of vehicles or salvaging of steel under this section must be performed at a facility located in the state of Texas.(b) The vehicle must be: (3) dismantled and its parts sold as used parts or used in the LIRAP;(4) placed in a storage facility and subsequently destroyed, recycled, or dismantled within 12 months of the vehicle retirement date and its parts sold or used in the LIRAP; or(5) repaired, brought into compliance, and used as a replacement vehicle under this division. Not more than 10% of all vehicles eligible for retirement may be used as replacement vehicles.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the dismantler of a vehicle shall destroy the emissions control equipment and engine, certify those parts have been destroyed and not resold into the market place. The dismantler shall remove any mercury switches and shall comply with state and federal laws applicable to the management of those mercury switches.(d) The dismantler shall provide certification that the vehicle has been destroyed to the automobile dealer from whom the dismantler has taken receipt of a vehicle for retirement. The automobile dealer shall submit to the participating county or its designated entity the proof of destruction from the dismantler.(e) The dismantler shall provide the residual scrap metal of a retired vehicle under this section to a recycling facility at no cost, except for the cost of transportation of the residual scrap metal to the recycling facility.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 114.66
The provisions of this §114.66 adopted to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3194; amended to be effective December 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 9711