Bill Text: TX HB3637 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to mobile source emissions reductions and transportation electrification; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-22 - Referred to State Affairs [HB3637 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB3637-Introduced.html
By: Goodwin | H.B. No. 3637 |
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relating to mobile source emissions reductions and transportation | ||
electrification; authorizing a fee. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended | ||
by adding Chapter 490I to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 490I. TEXAS TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION COUNCIL | ||
Sec. 490I.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "council" | ||
means the Texas Transportation Electrification Council established | ||
by this chapter. | ||
Sec. 490I.002. ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION. (a) The Texas | ||
Transportation Electrification Council is established. | ||
(b) The council is composed of the chair of, or if not | ||
applicable, the administrative head of, each of the following | ||
entities: | ||
(1) the Public Utility Commission of Texas; | ||
(2) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas; | ||
(3) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; | ||
(4) the State Energy Conservation Office; | ||
(5) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; | ||
(6) the Texas Department of Transportation; | ||
(7) the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; | ||
(8) the Texas Department of Housing and Community | ||
Affairs; | ||
(9) the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation; | ||
(10) the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and | ||
(11) the Texas Economic Development and Tourism | ||
Office. | ||
Sec. 490I.003. PRESIDING OFFICER; MEETINGS. (a) The | ||
council annually shall elect one member to serve as the presiding | ||
officer of the council. | ||
(a-1) The chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas | ||
shall serve as the initial presiding officer of the council. This | ||
subsection expires September 1, 2023. | ||
(b) The council shall hold at least four public meetings | ||
each year. | ||
Sec. 490I.004. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; FUNDING. (a) | ||
The council is administratively attached to the Texas Department of | ||
Transportation. | ||
(b) The council shall be funded using existing funds of the | ||
Texas Department of Transportation. | ||
Sec. 490I.0045. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
ASSESSMENT. (a) Not later than March 1, 2022, the council shall | ||
prepare an assessment of existing and planned public electric | ||
vehicle charging infrastructure and associated technologies in | ||
this state using existing databases. The assessment must include | ||
the number and types of electric vehicle chargers at each location. | ||
(b) The council shall use the assessment in developing the | ||
plan required by Section 490I.005. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2023. | ||
Sec. 490I.005. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
PLAN. (a) The council shall: | ||
(1) develop a comprehensive plan for the development | ||
of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated | ||
technologies in this state through the year 2040; and | ||
(2) update the plan biennially. | ||
(b) The plan must: | ||
(1) include a phased implementation of the plan, in | ||
biennial increments, through the year 2030; | ||
(2) identify areas in this state for which additional | ||
public electric vehicle charging infrastructure is needed to ensure | ||
that the vehicle choice of residents of this state is not | ||
constrained by a lack of access to adequate public electric vehicle | ||
charging infrastructure; | ||
(3) provide for sufficient public electric vehicle | ||
charging infrastructure to meet and enable future demand for | ||
electric vehicles in this state that: | ||
(A) ensures that adequate public electric | ||
vehicle charging infrastructure is available: | ||
(i) with sufficient frequency and capacity | ||
to enable users of electric vehicles of various classes to travel | ||
border to border and community to community on interstate highways | ||
and other major roadways in this state; | ||
(ii) along evacuation routes and at highway | ||
rest stops in this state; and | ||
(iii) in rural communities, multifamily and | ||
underserved communities, town centers, commercial and retail | ||
areas, parks and other publicly owned lands, and other areas that | ||
are in close proximity to where local electric vehicle users live or | ||
work; | ||
(B) | ||
(i) at or near the borders of this state; | ||
(ii) in or near airports, rail yards, and | ||
seaports; and | ||
(iii) at warehouse complexes and truck | ||
stops; | ||
(C) enhances accessibility of tourist areas to | ||
electric vehicle users; and | ||
(D) covers any other areas identified by the | ||
council; | ||
(4) stimulate competition, innovation, consumer | ||
choices in public electric vehicle charging and related | ||
infrastructure and services, and encourage private capital | ||
investment; and | ||
(5) specify the number and types of electric vehicle | ||
chargers per general location that are needed to meet the | ||
requirements prescribed by Subdivisions (2), (3), and (4). | ||
(c) In developing and updating the plan, the council: | ||
(1) shall use, to the extent practicable, publicly | ||
available electric vehicle projections and models based on industry | ||
standards to determine, for each year, the percentage and number of | ||
electric vehicles by vehicle class that are expected on roadways in | ||
this state and the number of electric vehicle chargers that are | ||
needed to ensure that there is comprehensive and adequate access to | ||
public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in this state; and | ||
(2) may rely on scenarios provided by the Electric | ||
Reliability Council of Texas or other information from appropriate | ||
sources for the percentage and number of electric vehicles by | ||
vehicle class on roadways in this state by year. | ||
Sec. 490I.006. STATE AGENCY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. The | ||
council shall develop policy recommendations that state agencies | ||
may adopt to encourage the development of an adequate network of | ||
public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated | ||
technologies to meet the future electrified transportation needs in | ||
this state through the year 2030. | ||
Sec. 490I.007. STAKEHOLDER INPUT. In performing the | ||
council 's duties under this chapter, the council shall seek advice | ||
and input from: | ||
(1) privately owned electric utilities; | ||
(2) municipally owned electric utilities; | ||
(3) electric cooperatives; | ||
(4) state and local transportation and transit | ||
agencies; | ||
(5) port authorities; | ||
(6) warehousing and logistics centers; | ||
(7) electric vehicle charging infrastructure | ||
companies; | ||
(8) environmental groups; | ||
(9) consumer advocates; | ||
(10) motor vehicle manufacturers; | ||
(11) nonprofit organizations developing electric | ||
vehicle policy; | ||
(12) nonprofit organizations representing food or | ||
motor fuel providers; | ||
(13) apartment associations; | ||
(14) low-income community development corporations; | ||
and | ||
(15) interested members of the public. | ||
Sec. 490I.008. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT AND CONSULT WITH | ||
CERTAIN PERSONS. In performing the council 's duties under this | ||
chapter, the council may: | ||
(1) contract with experts, academic scholars, and | ||
other appropriate professionals; and | ||
(2) consult with the Texas A&M Transportation | ||
Institute and institutions of higher education. | ||
Sec. 490I.0085. INITIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than | ||
December 1, 2022, the council shall prepare and submit to the | ||
governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the legislature, | ||
and relevant state and federal agencies a written report of the | ||
council 's findings that includes: | ||
(1) the assessment prepared under Section 490I.0045; | ||
(2) the plan developed under Section 490I.005, | ||
including the phased implementation of the plan required by | ||
Subsection (b)(1) of that section; and | ||
(3) the policy recommendations developed under | ||
Section 490I.006. | ||
(b) This section expires September 1, 2023. | ||
Sec. 490I.009. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1 | ||
of each even-numbered year, the council shall prepare and submit to | ||
the governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the | ||
legislature, and relevant state and federal agencies a written | ||
report that includes: | ||
(1) a summary of the progress made on the | ||
implementation of the plan developed under Section 490I.005; | ||
(2) the biennial update to the plan required under | ||
Section 490I.005(a)(2); and | ||
(3) any updates to the policy recommendations | ||
developed under Section 490I.006. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows: | ||
(4) "Federal funds" means all assistance provided to | ||
the commission from the federal government in the form of grants, | ||
contracts, loans, loan guarantees, property, cooperative | ||
agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, direct appropriations, | ||
or any other method of disbursement. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 386.152, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.152. APPLICABILITY. | ||
(a) The provisions of this subchapter relating to a lessee | ||
do not apply to a person who rents or leases a light-duty motor | ||
vehicle for a term of 30 days or less. | ||
(b) The provisions of this subchapter relating to a lessor | ||
do not apply to a person who rents or leases a light-duty motor | ||
vehicle to a person for a term of 30 days or less. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 386.153, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) Only one incentive will be provided for each new | ||
light-duty motor vehicle. The incentive shall be provided to the | ||
seller or lessor of the vehicle. The seller or lessor shall credit | ||
the amount of the incentive to the purchaser or lessee at the time | ||
the sale is made or the lease is entered into. The incentive may not | ||
[shall] be provided to a seller [the lessee and not to the | ||
purchaser] if the motor vehicle is sold [purchased] for the purpose | ||
of leasing the vehicle to another person. | ||
(e) The commission shall establish a registration program | ||
for sellers and lessors of new motor vehicles to apply online and | ||
receive incentives under this subchapter. The commission shall | ||
promptly pay the incentives when authorized under the registration | ||
program established by this subsection. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 386.154, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding | ||
Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows: | ||
(a) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by compressed | ||
natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas is eligible for a $5,000 | ||
incentive if the vehicle: | ||
(1) has four wheels; | ||
(2) was originally manufactured to comply with and has | ||
been certified by an original equipment manufacturer or | ||
intermediate or final state vehicle manufacturer as complying with, | ||
or has been altered to comply with, federal motor vehicle safety | ||
standards, state emissions regulations, and any additional federal | ||
or state regulations applicable to vehicles powered by compressed | ||
natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas; | ||
(3) was manufactured for use primarily on public | ||
streets, roads, and highways; | ||
(4) has a dedicated or bi-fuel compressed natural gas | ||
or liquefied petroleum gas fuel system: | ||
(A) installed prior to first sale or within 500 | ||
miles of operation of the vehicle following first sale; and | ||
(B) with a range of at least 125 miles as | ||
estimated, published, and updated by the United States | ||
Environmental Protection Agency; | ||
(5) has, as applicable, a: | ||
(A) compressed natural gas fuel system that | ||
complies with the: | ||
(i) 2013 NFPA 52 Vehicular Gaseous Fuel | ||
Systems Code; and | ||
(ii) American National Standard for Basic | ||
Requirements for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fuel | ||
Containers, commonly cited as "ANSI/CSA NGV2"; or | ||
(B) liquefied petroleum gas fuel system that | ||
complies with: | ||
(i) the 2011 NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum | ||
Gas Code; and | ||
(ii) Section VII of the 2013 ASME Boiler and | ||
Pressure Vessel Code; and | ||
(6) was sold or leased [acquired] on or after | ||
September 1, 2013, or a later date established by the commission, by | ||
the seller or lessor [person] applying for the incentive under this | ||
subsection and for use or lease by the purchaser or lessee of the | ||
vehicle [that person] and not for resale. | ||
(b) If the commission determines that an updated version of | ||
a code or standard described by Subsection (a)(5) is more stringent | ||
than the version of the code or standard described by Subsection | ||
(a)(5), the commission by rule may provide that a vehicle for which | ||
a seller or lessor [person] applies for an incentive under | ||
Subsection (a) is eligible for the incentive only if the vehicle | ||
complies with the updated version of the code or standard. | ||
(d) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by an electric | ||
drive is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle: | ||
(1) has four wheels; | ||
(2) was manufactured for use primarily on public | ||
streets, roads, and highways; | ||
(3) has not been modified from the original | ||
manufacturer 's specifications; | ||
(4) has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles | ||
per hour; | ||
(5) is propelled to a significant extent by an | ||
electric motor that draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or | ||
from a battery that: | ||
(A) has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt | ||
hours; and | ||
(B) is capable of being recharged from an | ||
external source of electricity; [and] | ||
(6) is not designed, used, or maintained primarily to | ||
transport property; and | ||
(7) was sold or leased [acquired] on or after | ||
September 1, 2013, or a later date as established by the commission, | ||
by the seller or lessor [person] applying for the incentive under | ||
this subsection and for use or lease by the purchaser or lessee of | ||
the vehicle [ |
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(f) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by an electric | ||
drive is eligible for a $4,000 incentive if the vehicle: | ||
(1) satisfies the requirements of Subsections | ||
(d)(1)-(5); | ||
(2) is designed, used, or maintained primarily to | ||
transport property; and | ||
(3) was sold or leased on or after September 1, 2021, | ||
or a later date as established by the commission, by the seller or | ||
lessor applying for the incentive under this subsection and for use | ||
or lease by the purchaser or lessee of the vehicle and not for | ||
resale. | ||
(g) The incentive under Subsection (f) is limited to 2,000 | ||
vehicles for each state fiscal biennium. | ||
(h) Notwithstanding Subsections (c), (e), and (g) and | ||
subject to Section 386.252(a)(11), at the beginning of the second | ||
state fiscal year of the biennium, the commission shall adjust the | ||
initial vehicle limitations provided under Subsections (c), (e), | ||
and (g) based on demand for incentives under this section during the | ||
preceding state fiscal year. | ||
SECTION 6. Sections 386.157(a) and (c), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A seller or lessor of [person who purchases or leases] a | ||
new light-duty motor vehicle described by Section 386.154 and | ||
listed under Section 386.156(a) is eligible to apply for an | ||
incentive under this subchapter. | ||
(c) To receive money under an incentive program provided by | ||
this subchapter, the seller or lessor of a light-duty motor vehicle | ||
shall verify online that funds are available, that the seller or | ||
lessor is eligible [the purchaser or lessee of a new light-duty | ||
motor vehicle who is eligible to apply] for an incentive under this | ||
subchapter, and if the incentive is for a vehicle described by | ||
Section 386.154(d) or (f), that the purchaser or lessee of the | ||
vehicle has watched an online video that explains how and when to | ||
charge an electric vehicle to reduce peak demand for electricity | ||
and reduce air emissions [shall apply for the incentive in the | ||
manner provided by law or by rule of the commission]. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 386.158, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.158. COMMISSION TO ACCOUNT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE | ||
PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES. | ||
(a) The commission by rule shall develop a method to | ||
administer and account for the motor vehicle purchase or lease | ||
incentives authorized by this subchapter and to pay incentive money | ||
to the seller [purchaser] or lessor [lessee] of a new motor | ||
vehicle[, on application of the purchaser or lessee as provided by | ||
this subchapter]. | ||
(b) The commission shall develop and publish online forms | ||
and instructions for the seller [purchaser] or lessor [lessee] of a | ||
new motor vehicle to use in applying to the commission for an | ||
incentive payment under this subchapter. [The commission shall | ||
make the forms available to new motor vehicle dealers and leasing | ||
agents. Dealers and leasing agents shall make the forms available | ||
to their prospective purchasers or lessees.] | ||
(c) The commission may require the online submission of | ||
forms and documentation as needed to verify eligibility for an | ||
incentive under this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 8. Section 386.159, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.159. PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES ONLINE PORTAL | ||
[INFORMATION]. [(a)] The commission shall establish an online | ||
portal [a toll-free telephone number available to motor vehicle | ||
dealers and leasing agents for the dealers and agents to call] to | ||
verify that incentives are available. [The commission may provide | ||
for issuing verification numbers over the telephone line. | ||
[(b) Reliance by a dealer or leasing agent on information | ||
provided by the commission is a complete defense to an action | ||
involving or based on eligibility of a vehicle for an incentive or | ||
availability of vehicles eligible for an incentive.] | ||
SECTION 9. Section 386.160, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.160. RESERVATION OF INCENTIVES. The commission | ||
may provide for new motor vehicle sellers [ |
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agents to reserve for a limited time period incentives for eligible | ||
vehicles [ |
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the seller [ |
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signed by an identified customer. | ||
SECTION 10. Sections 386.250(b) and (c), Health and Safety | ||
Code, as effective September 1, 2021, are amended to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(b) The fund consists of: | ||
(1) the amount of money deposited to the credit of the | ||
fund under: | ||
(A) Section 386.056; | ||
(B) Sections 151.0515 and 152.0215, Tax Code; and | ||
(C) Sections 501.138, 502.358, and 548.5055, | ||
Transportation Code; [ |
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(2) grant money recaptured under Section | ||
386.111(d)And Chapter 391; and | ||
(3) federal funds deposited to the credit of the fund. | ||
(c) Not later than the 30th day after the last day of each | ||
state fiscal biennium, the commission shall transfer the | ||
unencumbered balance of the fund remaining on the last day of the | ||
state fiscal biennium to the credit of the Texas emissions | ||
reduction plan account. This subsection does not apply to federal | ||
funds deposited to the credit of the fund. | ||
SECTION 11. Section 386.252, Health and Safety Code, as | ||
effective September 1, 2021, is amended by amending Subsection (a) | ||
and adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: | ||
(a) Money in the fund and account may be used only to | ||
implement and administer programs established under the plan. | ||
Subject to the reallocation of funds by the commission under | ||
Subsection (h), money from the fund and account to be used for the | ||
programs under Section 386.051(b) shall initially be allocated as | ||
follows: | ||
(1) four percent may be used for the clean school bus | ||
program under Chapter 390; | ||
(2) three percent may be used for the new technology | ||
implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from which at least | ||
$1 million will be set aside for electricity storage projects | ||
related to renewable energy; | ||
(3) five percent may be used for the clean fleet | ||
program under Chapter 392; | ||
(4) not more than $3 million may be used by the | ||
commission to fund a regional air monitoring program in commission | ||
Regions 3 and 4 to be implemented under the commission 's oversight, | ||
including direction regarding the type, number, location, and | ||
operation of, and data validation practices for, monitors funded by | ||
the program through a regional nonprofit entity located in North | ||
Texas having representation from counties, municipalities, higher | ||
education institutions, and private sector interests across the | ||
area; | ||
(5) 10 percent may be used for the Texas natural gas | ||
vehicle grant program under Chapter 394; | ||
(6) eight percent [ |
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used for the Texas alternative fueling facilities program under | ||
Chapter 393, of which a specified amount may be used for fueling | ||
stations to provide natural gas fuel[ |
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(7) not more than $750,000 may be used each year to | ||
support research related to air quality as provided by Chapter 387; | ||
(8) not more than $200,000 may be used for a health | ||
effects study; | ||
(9) at least $6 million but not more than $16 million | ||
may be used by the commission for administrative costs, including | ||
all direct and indirect costs for administering the plan, costs for | ||
conducting outreach and education activities, and costs | ||
attributable to the review or approval of applications for | ||
marketable emissions reduction credits; | ||
(10) six percent may be used by the commission for the | ||
seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program established | ||
under Subchapter D-1; | ||
(11) five percent may be used for the light-duty motor | ||
vehicle purchase or lease incentive program established under | ||
Subchapter D; | ||
(12) not more than $216,000 may be used by the | ||
commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the | ||
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station annually for the | ||
development and annual computation of creditable statewide | ||
emissions reductions obtained through wind and other renewable | ||
energy resources for the state implementation plan; | ||
(13) not more than $500,000 may be used for studies of | ||
or pilot programs for incentives for port authorities located in | ||
nonattainment areas or affected counties to encourage cargo | ||
movement that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate | ||
matter; and | ||
(14) the balance is to be used by the commission for | ||
the diesel emissions reduction incentive program under Subchapter C | ||
as determined by the commission. | ||
(i) Notwithstanding any other law, federal funds deposited | ||
to the credit of the fund may be used only as provided by the terms | ||
of the applicable federal funds agreement. | ||
SECTION 19. (a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality. | ||
(2) "Vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
541.201, Transportation Code. | ||
(3) "Vehicle recycler" means a person engaged in the | ||
business of acquiring, dismantling, or preparing for recycling six | ||
or more end-of-life vehicles in a calendar year for the primary | ||
purpose of reselling the vehicles ' parts. The term includes a | ||
salvage vehicle dealer licensed under Chapter 2302, Occupations | ||
Code. | ||
(b) Using existing funds, the commission shall conduct a | ||
study on policies pertaining to the recovery and recycling of | ||
lithium-ion and other propulsion batteries sold with electric | ||
vehicles in this state. The study must examine: | ||
(1) methods to ensure that as close to 100 percent as | ||
possible of electric vehicle batteries in this state are reused or | ||
recycled at end-of-life in a safe and cost-effective manner; | ||
(2) policy recommendations that reflect entire life | ||
cycle considerations for electric vehicle batteries, including | ||
opportunities and barriers to the reuse of electric vehicle | ||
batteries as energy storage systems after a battery is removed from | ||
a vehicle; | ||
(3) best management considerations for electric | ||
vehicle batteries at end-of-life and the overall effect of | ||
different management practices on the environment; | ||
(4) in-state and out-of-state options for the | ||
recycling of electric vehicle batteries; and | ||
(5) future electric vehicle battery technologies. | ||
(c) Not later than January 1, 2022, the commission shall | ||
establish and convene an advisory group to provide guidance and | ||
direction to the commission for purposes of conducting the study | ||
required by this section and making legislative recommendations | ||
based on the study. The advisory group shall meet at least | ||
quarterly. | ||
(d) The commission shall appoint to the advisory group at | ||
least one member from each of the following: | ||
(1) a representative from the Texas Economic | ||
Development and Tourism Office; | ||
(2) a representative from the Public Utility | ||
Commission of Texas; | ||
(3) a manufacturer of electric vehicles; | ||
(4) an organization that represents one or more | ||
vehicle manufacturers; | ||
(5) a nonprofit organization that represents | ||
utilities, electric vehicle manufacturers, and charging companies; | ||
(6) an electronic waste recycler or an organization | ||
that represents one or more electronic waste recyclers; | ||
(7) a vehicle repair dealer or an organization that | ||
represents one or more vehicle repair dealers; | ||
(8) a vehicle recycler or an organization that | ||
represents one or more vehicle recyclers; | ||
(9) a nationwide environmental organization that | ||
researches waste reduction and recycling strategies; | ||
(10) a representative of the large-scale lithium-ion | ||
and other energy storage technology industries; | ||
(11) an electric vehicle battery manufacturer; and | ||
(12) a standards-developing organization that has a | ||
focus on automotive engineering. | ||
(e) In advising the commission under this section, the | ||
advisory group shall consult with: | ||
(1) universities and research institutions that have | ||
conducted research in the area of battery recycling; | ||
(2) manufacturers of electric and hybrid vehicles; and | ||
(3) the recycling industry. | ||
(f) Not later than December 1, 2022, the commission shall | ||
prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and | ||
each member of the legislature a written report that includes a | ||
summary of the results of the study conducted under this section and | ||
any legislative recommendations based on the study. | ||
(g) The advisory group is abolished and this section expires | ||
January 1, 2023. | ||
SECTION 20. The Texas Transportation Electrification | ||
Council shall submit its first report under Section 490I.009, | ||
Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than December 1, | ||
2024. | ||
SECTION 21. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter | ||
386, Health and Safety Code, apply only to a Texas emissions | ||
reduction plan grant awarded on or after the effective date of this | ||
Act. A grant awarded before the effective date of this Act is | ||
governed by the law in effect on the date the award was made, and the | ||
former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 22. Not later than December 1, 2024, the Texas | ||
Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules | ||
required by Section 2311.002, Occupations Code, as added by this | ||
Act. | ||
SECTION 23. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |