Bill Text: TX HB889 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the repeal of the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-25 - Referred to Environmental Regulation [HB889 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB889-Introduced.html
86R4190 JRR-D | ||
By: Murphy | H.B. No. 889 |
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relating to the repeal of the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or | ||
lease incentive program. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Sections 2158.001(3) and (4), Government Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(3) "Light-duty motor vehicle" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 392.001 [ |
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(4) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 392.001 [ |
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SECTION 2. Section 386.051(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) Under the plan, the commission and the comptroller shall | ||
provide grants or other funding for: | ||
(1) the diesel emissions reduction incentive program | ||
established under Subchapter C, including for infrastructure | ||
projects established under that subchapter; | ||
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established under Chapter 387; | ||
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under Chapter 390; | ||
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program established under Chapter 391; | ||
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established under Section 386.252(a); | ||
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Section 386.252(a); | ||
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by Section 386.252(d); | ||
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Laboratory at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station for | ||
computation of creditable statewide emissions reductions as | ||
provided by Section 386.252(a); | ||
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under Chapter 392; | ||
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program established under Chapter 393; | ||
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program established under Chapter 394; | ||
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that lead to reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate | ||
matter, or volatile organic compounds in a nonattainment area or | ||
affected county; | ||
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that support congestion mitigation to reduce mobile source ozone | ||
precursor emissions; | ||
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reduction program established under Subchapter D-1; | ||
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associated with making any necessary demonstrations to the United | ||
States Environmental Protection Agency to account for the impact of | ||
foreign emissions or an exceptional event; | ||
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incentives for port authorities located in nonattainment areas or | ||
affected counties as provided by Section 386.252(a); and | ||
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grant program established under Chapter 395. | ||
SECTION 3. Sections 386.252(a) and (b), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Money in the fund 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 | ||
appropriated to the commission 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 Texas 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) not more than $6 million may be 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, except that money may not be allocated for the | ||
Texas alternative fueling facilities program for the state fiscal | ||
year ending August 31, 2019; | ||
(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 $8 million is | ||
allocated to 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; | ||
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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; | ||
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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 | ||
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commission for the diesel emissions reduction incentive program | ||
under Subchapter C as determined by the commission. | ||
(b) Money in the fund may be used by the commission for | ||
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SECTION 4. Sections 392.001(6) and (7), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(6) "Light-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle | ||
with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds [ |
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(7) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device | ||
designed for transporting persons or property on a public highway | ||
that is required to be registered under Chapter 502, Transportation | ||
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SECTION 5. Section 394.001(7), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(7) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 392.001 [ |
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SECTION 6. Subchapter D, Chapter 386, Health and Safety | ||
Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 7. The repeal by this Act of Subchapter D, Chapter | ||
386, Health and Safety Code, does not apply to a grant issued under | ||
that subchapter before the effective date of this Act. A grant | ||
issued under Subchapter D, Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, | ||
before the effective date of this Act is governed by that subchapter | ||
as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and | ||
the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |