Bill Text: TX SB1731 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, including the functions of those entities, and to certain duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the abolishment of certain of those entities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-12 - See remarks for effective date [SB1731 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1731-Enrolled.html
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relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, | ||
including the functions of those entities, and to certain duties, | ||
responsibilities, and functions of the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality on the abolishment of certain of those | ||
entities. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. AGRICULTURE AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT | ||
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The Agriculture and Wildlife Research and | ||
Management Advisory Committee is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 50.001, Agriculture Code, is amended to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 50.001. PROGRAM. The Texas Agricultural Experiment | ||
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program to finance agriculture and wildlife research that the Texas | ||
Agricultural Experiment Station determines to be of the highest | ||
scientific merit and to offer significant promise in providing new | ||
directions for long-term solutions to continued agriculture | ||
production, water availability, and wildlife habitat availability. | ||
(c) Section 88.216, Education Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 2. STATE OF TEXAS ANNIVERSARY REMEMBRANCE DAY MEDAL | ||
COMMITTEE. (a) The State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day | ||
Medal Committee is abolished. | ||
(b) Chapter 3103, Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 3. TEXAS BIOENERGY POLICY COUNCIL AND TEXAS | ||
BIOENERGY RESEARCH COMMITTEE. (a) The Texas Bioenergy Policy | ||
Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee are abolished. | ||
(b) Chapter 50D, Agriculture Code, is repealed. | ||
(c) To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails | ||
over another Act of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, | ||
relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted | ||
codes. | ||
SECTION 4. BORDER SECURITY COUNCIL. (a) The Border | ||
Security Council is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 421.0025, Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 5. COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY ACT COMMITTEE. (a) The | ||
College Opportunity Act committee is abolished. | ||
(b) Chapter 1233, Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 6. TEXAS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS COMMITTEE. | ||
(a) The Texas Distinguished Service Awards Committee is | ||
abolished. | ||
(b) Chapter 3102, Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 7. ADVISORY BOARD OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
STAKEHOLDERS. (a) The advisory board of economic development | ||
stakeholders is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 481.169, Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 8. TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN ADVISORY BOARD. | ||
(a) The Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished | ||
on the date that the programs described by Section 386.252(a), | ||
Health and Safety Code, and the funding for those programs are | ||
continued in effect. | ||
(a-1) In effectuating the abolition of the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board, the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality shall complete any unfinished work of the | ||
abolished advisory board, including conducting the annual review of | ||
programs required under Section 386.057(a), Health and Safety Code. | ||
In conducting that annual review, the commission shall consider the | ||
feasibility and benefits of implementing a governmental | ||
alternative fuel fleet grant program. If the commission determines | ||
that implementing a governmental alternative fuel fleet grant | ||
program is feasible and would contribute to emissions reductions, | ||
the commission may adopt rules governing the program and the | ||
eligibility of entities to receive grants from the fund created | ||
under Section 386.251, Health and Safety Code. | ||
(a-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as | ||
provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the programs described | ||
by Section 386.252(a), Health and Safety Code, and the funding for | ||
those programs are continued until the last day of the state fiscal | ||
biennium during which the United States Environmental Protection | ||
Agency publishes in the Federal Register certification that, with | ||
respect to each national ambient air quality standard for ozone | ||
under 40 C.F.R. Section 81.344, the agency has, for each designated | ||
area under that section, designated the area as attainment or | ||
unclassifiable or approved a redesignation substitute making a | ||
finding of attainment for the area. | ||
(b) To the extent of a conflict between Subsection (a-2) of | ||
this section and any change in law made by another provision of this | ||
section, the change in law made by the other provision of this | ||
section controls. | ||
(b-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 382.037 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 382.037. NOTICE IN TEXAS REGISTER REGARDING NATIONAL | ||
AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE. (a) This section applies | ||
only if: | ||
(1) with respect to each active or revoked national | ||
ambient air quality standard for ozone referenced in 40 C.F.R. | ||
Section 81.344, the United States Environmental Protection Agency | ||
has, for each designated area referenced in that section: | ||
(A) designated the area as attainment or | ||
unclassifiable/attainment; or | ||
(B) approved a redesignation substitute making a | ||
finding of attainment for the area; and | ||
(2) for each designated area described by Subdivision | ||
(1), with respect to an action of the United States Environmental | ||
Protection Agency described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (B): | ||
(A) the action has been fully and finally upheld | ||
following judicial review or the limitations period to seek | ||
judicial review of the action has expired; and | ||
(B) the rules under which the action was approved | ||
by the agency have been fully and finally upheld following judicial | ||
review or the limitations period to seek judicial review of those | ||
rules has expired. | ||
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the | ||
conditions described by Subsection (a) have been met, the | ||
commission shall publish notice in the Texas Register that, with | ||
respect to each active or revoked national ambient air quality | ||
standard for ozone referenced in 40 C.F.R. Section 81.344, the | ||
United States Environmental Protection Agency has, for each | ||
designated area referenced in that section: | ||
(1) designated the area as attainment or | ||
unclassifiable/attainment; or | ||
(2) approved a redesignation substitute making a | ||
finding of attainment for the area. | ||
(b-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 386.001(3), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
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(c) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 386.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.002. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
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(c-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, 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; | ||
(2) the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive | ||
program established under Subchapter D; | ||
(3) the air quality research support program | ||
established under Chapter 387; | ||
(4) the clean school bus program established under | ||
Chapter 390; | ||
(5) the new technology implementation grant program | ||
established under Chapter 391; | ||
(6) the regional air monitoring program established | ||
under Section 386.252(a); | ||
(7) a health effects study as provided by Section | ||
386.252(a); | ||
(8) air quality planning activities as provided by | ||
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(9) a contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at | ||
the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station for computation of | ||
creditable statewide emissions reductions as provided by Section | ||
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(10) the clean fleet program established under Chapter | ||
392; | ||
(11) the alternative fueling facilities program | ||
established under Chapter 393; | ||
(12) the natural gas vehicle grant program [ |
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(13) other programs the commission may develop that | ||
lead to reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, | ||
or volatile organic compounds in a nonattainment area or affected | ||
county; | ||
(14) other programs the commission may develop that | ||
support congestion mitigation to reduce mobile source ozone | ||
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(15) the seaport and rail yard areas emissions | ||
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Subchapter D-1; | ||
(16) conducting research and other activities | ||
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; | ||
(17) studies of or pilot programs for incentives for | ||
port authorities located in nonattainment areas or affected | ||
counties as provided by Section 386.252(a); and | ||
(18) the governmental alternative fuel fleet grant | ||
program established under Chapter 395. | ||
(c-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Sections 386.0515(a) and (c), Health and Safety Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this section: | ||
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transportation" means the transportation of a raw agricultural | ||
product from the place of production using a heavy-duty truck to: | ||
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(2) "Clean transportation zone" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 393.001. | ||
(c) The determining factor for eligibility for | ||
participation in a program established under Chapter 392 or | ||
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relating to agricultural product transportation is the overall | ||
accumulative net reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen in a | ||
nonattainment area, an affected county, or the clean transportation | ||
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(d) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Sections 386.057(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
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including each project funded under the plan, the amount granted | ||
for the project, the emissions reductions attributable to the | ||
project, and the cost-effectiveness of the project. | ||
(b) Not later than December 1, 2002, and not later than | ||
December 1 of each subsequent second year, the commission[ |
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the legislature a biennial plan report. The report must include: | ||
(1) the information included in the annual reviews | ||
conducted under Subsection (a); | ||
(2) specific information for individual projects as | ||
required by Subsection (c); | ||
(3) information contained in reports received under | ||
Sections 386.205, 388.003(e), 388.006, and 391.104; and | ||
(4) a summary of the commission's activities under | ||
Section 386.052. | ||
(d-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 386.103, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) To reduce the administrative burden for the commission | ||
and applicants, the commission may streamline the application | ||
process by: | ||
(1) reducing data entry and the copying and recopying | ||
of applications; and | ||
(2) developing, maintaining, and periodically | ||
updating a system to accept applications electronically through the | ||
commission's Internet website. | ||
(d-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Sections 386.104(f) and (j), Health and Safety Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(f) A proposed retrofit, repower, replacement, or add-on | ||
equipment project must document, in a manner acceptable to the | ||
commission, a reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen of at | ||
least 30 percent compared with the baseline emissions adopted by | ||
the commission for the relevant engine year and application. After | ||
study of available emissions reduction technologies and[ |
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reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen required by this | ||
subsection to improve the ability of the program to achieve its | ||
goals. | ||
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eligibility requirements established under this section on a | ||
finding of good cause, which may include a waiver for short lapses | ||
in registration or operation attributable to economic conditions, | ||
seasonal work, or other circumstances. | ||
(e) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Sections 386.107, 386.114, and 386.115, Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.107. ADJUSTMENT TO MAXIMUM COST-EFFECTIVENESS | ||
AMOUNT AND AWARD AMOUNT. After study of available emissions | ||
reduction technologies and costs and after public notice and | ||
comment, the commission[ |
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may change the values of the maximum grant award criteria | ||
established in Section 386.106 to account for inflation or to | ||
improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals. | ||
Sec. 386.114. MODIFICATION OF INCENTIVE EMISSIONS | ||
STANDARDS. After evaluating new technologies and after public | ||
notice and comment, the commission[ |
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established by Section 386.113 to improve the ability of the | ||
program to achieve its goals. | ||
Sec. 386.115. MODIFICATION OF VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY. After | ||
evaluating the availability of vehicles meeting the emissions | ||
standards and after public notice and comment, the commission[ |
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include other on-road vehicles, regardless of fuel type used, that | ||
meet the emissions standards, have a gross vehicle weight rating of | ||
greater than 8,500 pounds, and are purchased or leased in lieu of a | ||
new on-road diesel. | ||
(e-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Sections 386.116(a), (b), and (c), Health and Safety | ||
Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this section, "small business" means a business owned | ||
by a person who: | ||
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(2) has owned the vehicle described by Subdivision | ||
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providing fast and simple access to grants under this subchapter | ||
for a small business. The method must: | ||
(1) create a separate small business grant program; or | ||
(2) require the commission to give special | ||
consideration to small businesses when implementing another | ||
program established under this subchapter. | ||
(c) The commission shall publicize and promote the | ||
availability of grants under this subchapter for small businesses | ||
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emissions. | ||
(e-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subchapter D to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER D. MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM | ||
Sec. 386.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
(1) "Light-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle | ||
with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds. | ||
(2) "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 | ||
Code. | ||
Sec. 386.152. APPLICABILITY. 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. | ||
Sec. 386.153. COMMISSION DUTIES REGARDING LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR | ||
VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM. (a) The commission | ||
shall develop a purchase or lease incentive program for new | ||
light-duty motor vehicles and shall adopt rules necessary to | ||
implement the program. | ||
(b) The program shall authorize statewide incentives for | ||
the purchase or lease of new light-duty motor vehicles powered by | ||
compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen fuel | ||
cell or other electric drives for a purchaser or lessee who agrees | ||
to register and operate the vehicle in this state for a minimum | ||
period of time to be established by the commission. | ||
(c) Only one incentive will be provided for each new | ||
light-duty motor vehicle. The incentive shall be provided to the | ||
lessee and not to the purchaser if the motor vehicle is purchased | ||
for the purpose of leasing the vehicle to another person. | ||
(d) The commission by rule may revise the standards for the | ||
maximum unloaded vehicle weight rating and gross vehicle weight | ||
rating of an eligible vehicle to ensure that all of the vehicle | ||
weight configurations available under one general vehicle model may | ||
be eligible for an incentive. | ||
Sec. 386.154. LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE | ||
INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS. (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 acquired on or after September 1, 2013, or a | ||
later date established by the commission, by the person applying | ||
for the incentive under this subsection and for use or lease by 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 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. | ||
(c) The incentive under Subsection (a) is limited to 1,000 | ||
vehicles for each state fiscal biennium. | ||
(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) was acquired on or after September 1, 2013, or a | ||
later date as established by the commission, by the person applying | ||
for the incentive under this subsection and for use or lease by that | ||
person and not for resale. | ||
(e) The incentive under Subsection (d) is limited to 2,000 | ||
vehicles for each state fiscal biennium. | ||
Sec. 386.155. MANUFACTURER'S REPORT. (a) At the beginning | ||
of but not later than July 1 of each year preceding the vehicle | ||
model year, a manufacturer of motor vehicles, an intermediate or | ||
final state vehicle manufacturer, or a manufacturer of compressed | ||
natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas systems shall provide to the | ||
commission a list of the new vehicle or natural gas or liquefied | ||
petroleum gas systems models that the manufacturer intends to sell | ||
in this state during that model year that meet the incentive | ||
requirements established under Section 386.154. The manufacturer | ||
or installer may supplement the list provided to the commission | ||
under this section as necessary to include additional new vehicle | ||
models the manufacturer intends to sell in this state during the | ||
model year. | ||
(b) The commission may supplement the information provided | ||
under Subsection (a) with additional information on available | ||
vehicle models, including information provided by manufacturers or | ||
installers of systems to convert new motor vehicles to operate on | ||
natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas before sale as a new vehicle | ||
or within 500 miles of operation of the vehicle following first | ||
sale. | ||
Sec. 386.156. LIST OF ELIGIBLE MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) On | ||
August 1 of each year the commission shall publish a list of new | ||
motor vehicle models eligible for inclusion in an incentive under | ||
this subchapter. The commission shall publish supplements to that | ||
list as necessary to include additional new vehicle models. | ||
(b) The commission shall publish the list of eligible motor | ||
vehicle models on the commission's Internet website. | ||
Sec. 386.157. LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE | ||
INCENTIVE. (a) A 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. | ||
(b) A lease incentive for a new light-duty motor vehicle | ||
shall be prorated based on a three-year lease term. | ||
(c) To receive money under an incentive program provided by | ||
this subchapter, the purchaser or lessee of a new light-duty motor | ||
vehicle who is eligible to apply for an incentive under this | ||
subchapter shall apply for the incentive in the manner provided by | ||
law or by rule of the commission. | ||
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 purchaser or 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 forms and | ||
instructions for the purchaser or 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 submission of forms and | ||
documentation as needed to verify eligibility for an incentive | ||
under this subchapter. | ||
Sec. 386.159. PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES INFORMATION. | ||
(a) The commission shall establish 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. | ||
Sec. 386.160. RESERVATION OF INCENTIVES. The commission | ||
may provide for dealers and leasing agents to reserve for a limited | ||
time period incentives for vehicles that are not readily available | ||
and must be ordered, if the dealer or leasing agent has a purchase | ||
or lease order signed by an identified customer. | ||
(f) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, the heading to Subchapter D-1, Chapter 386, Health and | ||
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER D-1. SEAPORT AND RAIL YARD AREAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION | ||
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(f-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, the heading to Section 386.181, Health and Safety | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
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(f-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 386.181(a), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) In this subchapter: | ||
(1) "Cargo handling equipment" means any heavy-duty | ||
non-road, self-propelled vehicle or land-based equipment used at a | ||
seaport or rail yard to lift or move cargo, such as containerized, | ||
bulk, or break-bulk goods. | ||
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unloading, or transporting cargo, including transporting empty | ||
containers and chassis. | ||
(3) "Repower" means to replace an old engine powering | ||
a vehicle with a new engine, a used engine, a remanufactured engine, | ||
or electric motors, drives, or fuel cells. | ||
(g) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 386.182, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.182. COMMISSION DUTIES. (a) The commission | ||
shall: | ||
(1) develop a purchase incentive program to encourage | ||
owners to: | ||
(A) replace older drayage trucks and cargo | ||
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drayage trucks and cargo handling equipment; or | ||
(B) repower drayage trucks and cargo handling | ||
equipment; and | ||
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the program described by Subdivision (1). | ||
(b) The commission by rule and guideline shall establish | ||
criteria for the engines and the models of drayage trucks and cargo | ||
handling equipment that are eligible for inclusion in an incentive | ||
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(g-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, the heading to Section 386.183, Health and Safety | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.183. DRAYAGE TRUCK AND CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT | ||
PURCHASE INCENTIVE. | ||
(g-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 386.183, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) and adding | ||
Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: | ||
(a) To be eligible for an incentive under this subchapter, a | ||
person must: | ||
(1) purchase a replacement drayage truck, piece of | ||
cargo handling equipment, or engine that under Subsection | ||
(a-1)(1)(A) or (2)(A), as applicable, and the guidelines adopted by | ||
the commission under Section 386.182 is eligible for inclusion in | ||
the program for an incentive under this subchapter; and | ||
(2) agree to: | ||
(A) register the drayage truck in this state, if | ||
the replacement or repowered vehicle is an on-road drayage truck; | ||
(B) operate the replacement or repowered drayage | ||
truck or cargo handling equipment in and within a maximum distance | ||
established by the commission of a seaport or rail yard in a | ||
nonattainment area of this state for not less than 50 percent of the | ||
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engine in accordance with guidelines established by the commission | ||
and, if the incentive is for a replacement drayage truck or cargo | ||
handling equipment, scrapping the truck or equipment after the | ||
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(a-1) To be eligible for purchase under this program: | ||
(1) a drayage truck or cargo handling equipment must: | ||
(A) be powered by an electric motor or contain an | ||
engine certified to the current federal emissions standards | ||
applicable to that type of engine, as determined by the commission; | ||
and | ||
(B) emit oxides of nitrogen at a rate that is at | ||
least 25 percent less than the rate at which the truck or equipment | ||
being replaced under the program emits such pollutants; and | ||
(2) an engine repowering a drayage truck or cargo | ||
handling equipment must: | ||
(A) be an electric motor or an engine certified | ||
to the current federal emissions standards applicable to that type | ||
of engine, as determined by the commission; and | ||
(B) emit oxides of nitrogen at a rate that is at | ||
least 25 percent less than the rate at which the former engine in | ||
the truck or equipment being repowered under the program emits such | ||
pollutants. | ||
(b) To receive money under an incentive program provided by | ||
this subchapter, the purchaser of a drayage truck, piece of cargo | ||
handling equipment, or engine eligible for inclusion in the program | ||
must apply for the incentive in the manner provided by law, rule, or | ||
guideline of the commission. | ||
(c) Not more than one incentive may be provided for each | ||
drayage truck or piece of cargo handling equipment purchased or | ||
repowered. | ||
(d) An incentive provided under this subchapter may be used | ||
to fund not more than 80 percent of, as applicable, the purchase | ||
price of: | ||
(1) the drayage truck or cargo handling equipment; or | ||
(2) the engine and any other eligible costs associated | ||
with repowering the drayage truck or cargo handling equipment, as | ||
determined by the commission. | ||
(e) The commission shall establish procedures to verify | ||
that a person who receives an incentive: | ||
(1) has operated in a seaport or rail yard and owned or | ||
leased the drayage truck or cargo handling equipment to be replaced | ||
or repowered for at least two years prior to receiving the grant; | ||
and | ||
(2) as applicable: | ||
(A) after purchase of the replacement drayage | ||
truck or cargo handling equipment, permanently destroys the engine | ||
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(B) after repowering the drayage truck or cargo | ||
handling equipment, permanently destroys the engine that was | ||
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Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 386.252, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 386.252. USE OF FUND. (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 | ||
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initially be allocated as follows: | ||
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which at least $1 million will be set aside for electricity storage | ||
projects related to renewable energy; | ||
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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; | ||
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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; | ||
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and costs attributable to the review or approval of applications | ||
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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; | ||
(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 | ||
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programs under Sections 386.051(b)(13), (b)(14), and (b-1) as may | ||
be appropriated for those programs. | ||
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percentages from the total appropriation to the commission to be | ||
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determine the amounts of the total appropriation to be allocated | ||
under each of those subsections, such that the total appropriation | ||
is expended while maximizing emissions reductions. | ||
(d) To supplement funding for air quality planning | ||
activities in affected counties, $500,000 from the fund is to be | ||
deposited annually in the state treasury to the credit of the clean | ||
air account created under Section 382.0622. | ||
(e) Money in the fund may be allocated for administrative | ||
costs incurred by the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas A&M | ||
Engineering Experiment Station as may be appropriated by the | ||
legislature. | ||
(f) To the extent that money is appropriated from the fund | ||
for that purpose, not more than $2.5 million may be used by the | ||
commission to conduct research and other activities 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. | ||
(g) To the extent that money is appropriated from the fund | ||
for that purpose, the commission may use that money to award grants | ||
under the governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program | ||
established under Chapter 395, except that the commission may not | ||
use for that purpose more than three percent of the balance of the | ||
fund as of September 1 of each state fiscal year of the biennium for | ||
the governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program in that | ||
fiscal year. | ||
(h) Subject to the limitations outlined in this section and | ||
any additional limitations placed on the use of the appropriated | ||
funds, money allocated under this section to a particular program | ||
may be used for another program under the plan as determined by the | ||
commission, based on demand for grants for eligible projects under | ||
particular programs after the commission solicits projects to which | ||
to award grants according to the initial allocation provisions of | ||
this section. | ||
(h-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 390.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality. | ||
(1-a) "Diesel exhaust" means one or more of the air | ||
pollutants emitted from an engine by the combustion of diesel fuel, | ||
including particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic | ||
compounds, air toxics, and carbon monoxide. | ||
(h-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 390.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the | ||
program include: | ||
(1) diesel oxidation catalysts for school buses built | ||
before 1994; | ||
(2) diesel particulate filters for school buses built | ||
from 1994 to 1998; | ||
(3) the purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on | ||
equipment for school buses, including devices that reduce crankcase | ||
emissions; | ||
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(5) other technologies that the commission finds will | ||
bring about significant emissions reductions; and | ||
(6) replacement of a pre-2007 model year school bus. | ||
(i) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 390.004, Health and Safety Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: | ||
(c) A school bus proposed for replacement must: | ||
(1) be of model year 2006 or earlier; | ||
(2) have been owned and operated by the applicant for | ||
at least the two years before submission of the grant application; | ||
(3) be in good operational condition; and | ||
(4) be currently used on a regular, daily route to and | ||
from a school. | ||
(d) A school bus proposed for purchase to replace a pre-2007 | ||
model year school bus must be of the current model year or the year | ||
before the current model year at the time of submission of the grant | ||
application. | ||
(i-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 390.005, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 390.005. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT. (a) A | ||
recipient of a grant under this chapter shall use the grant to pay | ||
the incremental costs of the project for which the grant is made, | ||
which may include the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred | ||
for the labor needed to install emissions-reducing equipment. The | ||
recipient may not use the grant to pay the recipient's | ||
administrative expenses. | ||
(b) A school bus acquired to replace an existing school bus | ||
must be purchased and the grant recipient must agree to own and | ||
operate the school bus on a regular, daily route to and from a | ||
school for at least five years after a start date established by the | ||
commission, based on the date the commission accepts documentation | ||
of the permanent destruction or permanent removal of the school bus | ||
being replaced. | ||
(c) A school bus replaced under this program must be | ||
rendered permanently inoperable by crushing the bus, by making a | ||
hole in the engine block and permanently destroying the frame of the | ||
bus, or by another method approved by the commission, or be | ||
permanently removed from operation in this state. The commission | ||
shall establish criteria for ensuring the permanent destruction or | ||
permanent removal of the engine or bus. The commission shall | ||
enforce the destruction and removal requirements. | ||
(d) In this section, "permanent removal" means the | ||
permanent export of a school bus or the engine of a school bus to a | ||
destination outside of the United States, Canada, or the United | ||
Mexican States. | ||
(i-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 390.006, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 390.006. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
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(j) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 391.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the | ||
program include: | ||
(1) advanced clean energy projects, as defined by | ||
Section 382.003; | ||
(2) new technology projects that reduce emissions of | ||
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(3) new technology projects that reduce emissions from | ||
upstream and midstream oil and gas production, completions, | ||
gathering, storage, processing, and transmission activities | ||
through: | ||
(A) the replacement, repower, or retrofit of | ||
stationary compressor engines; | ||
(B) the installation of systems to reduce or | ||
eliminate the loss of gas, flaring of gas, or burning of gas using | ||
other combustion control devices; or | ||
(C) the installation of systems that reduce | ||
flaring emissions and other site emissions by capturing waste heat | ||
to generate electricity solely for on-site service; and | ||
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renewable energy, including projects to store electricity produced | ||
from wind and solar generation that provide efficient means of | ||
making the stored energy available during periods of peak energy | ||
use. | ||
(j-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 391.102(f), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(f) In reviewing a grant application under this chapter | ||
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(1) solicit review and comments from: | ||
(A) the comptroller to assess: | ||
(i) the financial stability of the | ||
applicant; | ||
(ii) the economic benefits and job creation | ||
potential associated with the project; and | ||
(iii) any other information related to the | ||
duties of that office; | ||
(B) the Public Utility Commission of Texas to | ||
assess: | ||
(i) the reliability of the proposed | ||
technology; | ||
(ii) the feasibility and | ||
cost-effectiveness of electric transmission associated with the | ||
project; and | ||
(iii) any other information related to the | ||
duties of that agency; and | ||
(C) the Railroad Commission of Texas to assess: | ||
(i) the availability and cost of the fuel | ||
involved with the project; and | ||
(ii) any other information related to the | ||
duties of that agency; and | ||
(2) consider the comments received under Subdivision | ||
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(j-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 391.104, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 391.104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The commission | ||
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391.102, if the commission determines participation of the agency | ||
is needed. | ||
(k) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 391.205(a), Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in awarding grants | ||
under this chapter the commission shall give preference to projects | ||
that: | ||
(1) involve the transport, use, recovery for use, or | ||
prevention of the loss of natural resources originating or produced | ||
in this state; | ||
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(3) include the use of solar, wind, or other renewable | ||
energy sources; or | ||
(4) recover waste heat from the combustion of natural | ||
resources and use the heat to generate electricity. | ||
(k-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 391.304, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 391.304. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
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(k-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 392.001(1), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(1) "Alternative fuel" means a fuel other than | ||
gasoline or diesel fuel, including electricity, compressed natural | ||
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mixture of fuels containing at least 85 percent methanol by volume. | ||
(l) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Sections 392.002(b) and (c), Health and Safety Code, are | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(b) An entity that places 10 [ |
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vehicles in service for use entirely in this state during a calendar | ||
year is eligible to participate in the program. | ||
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an entity that submits | ||
a grant application for 10 [ |
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eligible to participate in the program even if the commission | ||
denies approval for one or more of the vehicles during the | ||
application process. | ||
(l-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 392.003(a), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A vehicle is a qualifying vehicle that may be considered | ||
for a grant under the program if during the eligibility period | ||
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a new on-road vehicle that: | ||
(1) is certified to the appropriate current federal | ||
emissions standards as determined by the commission; | ||
(2) replaces a diesel-powered on-road vehicle of the | ||
same weight classification and use; and | ||
(3) is a hybrid vehicle or fueled by an alternative | ||
fuel. | ||
(l-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 392.004(d), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(d) The commission shall minimize, to the maximum extent | ||
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(m) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 392.005, Health and Safety Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsections (c) and (i) and adding Subsection (c-1) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(c) As a condition of receiving a grant, the qualifying | ||
vehicle must be continuously owned, registered, and operated in the | ||
state by the grant recipient until the earlier of the fifth | ||
anniversary of the activity start date established by the | ||
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the commission, must occur in the state. | ||
(c-1) For purposes of Subsection (c), the commission shall | ||
establish the activity start date based on the date the commission | ||
accepts verification of the disposition of the vehicle being | ||
replaced. | ||
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requirements of Subsection (b)(2)(A) on a finding of good cause, | ||
which may include a waiver for short lapses in registration or | ||
operation attributable to economic conditions, seasonal work, or | ||
other circumstances. | ||
(m-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 392.008, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 392.008. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
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(m-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 393.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subdivision (1) and adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(1) "Alternative fuel" means a fuel other than | ||
gasoline or diesel fuel, other than biodiesel fuel, including | ||
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percent methanol by volume. | ||
(1-a) "Clean transportation zone" means: | ||
(A) counties containing or intersected by a | ||
portion of an interstate highway connecting the cities of Houston, | ||
San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth; | ||
(B) counties located within the area bounded by | ||
the interstate highways described by Paragraph (A); | ||
(C) counties containing or intersected by a | ||
portion of: | ||
(i) an interstate highway connecting San | ||
Antonio to Corpus Christi or Laredo; | ||
(ii) the most direct route using highways | ||
in the state highway system connecting Corpus Christi and Laredo; | ||
or | ||
(iii) a highway corridor connecting Corpus | ||
Christi and Houston; | ||
(D) counties located within the area bounded by | ||
the highways described by Paragraph (C); | ||
(E) counties in this state all or part of which | ||
are included in a nonattainment area designated under Section | ||
107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407); and | ||
(F) counties designated as affected counties | ||
under Section 386.001. | ||
(n) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 393.002, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 393.002. PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish | ||
and administer the Texas alternative fueling facilities program to | ||
provide fueling facilities for alternative fuel in the clean | ||
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offset the cost of those facilities. | ||
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(c) To ensure that alternative fuel vehicles have access to | ||
fuel and to build the foundation for a self-sustaining market for | ||
alternative fuels in Texas, the commission shall provide for | ||
strategically placed fueling facilities in the clean | ||
transportation zone to enable an alternative fuel vehicle to travel | ||
in those areas relying solely on the alternative fuel. | ||
(d) The commission shall maintain a listing to be made | ||
available to the public online of all vehicle fueling facilities | ||
that have received grant funding, including location and hours of | ||
operation. | ||
(n-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 393.003, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (d) and | ||
(e) to read as follows: | ||
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regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local | ||
Government Code, or a private nonprofit organization to apply for | ||
and receive a grant to improve the ability of the program to achieve | ||
its goals. | ||
(d) An application for a grant under the program must | ||
include a certification that the applicant complies with laws, | ||
rules, guidelines, and requirements applicable to taxation of fuel | ||
provided by the applicant at each fueling facility owned or | ||
operated by the applicant. The commission may terminate a grant | ||
awarded under this section without further obligation to the grant | ||
recipient if the commission determines that the recipient did not | ||
comply with a law, rule, guideline, or requirement described by | ||
this subsection. This subsection does not create a cause of action | ||
to contest an application or award of a grant. | ||
(e) The commission shall disburse grants under the program | ||
through a competitive application selection process to offset a | ||
portion of the eligible costs. | ||
(n-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 393.004, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 393.004. ELIGIBILITY OF FACILITIES FOR GRANTS. | ||
(a) In addition to the requirements of this chapter, the | ||
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each facility. | ||
(d) The commission may give preference to or otherwise limit | ||
grant selections to: | ||
(1) fueling facilities providing specific types of | ||
alternative fuels; | ||
(2) fueling facilities in a specified area or | ||
location; and | ||
(3) fueling facilities meeting other specified | ||
prioritization criteria established by the commission. | ||
(e) For fueling facilities to provide natural gas, the | ||
commission shall give preference to: | ||
(1) facilities providing both liquefied natural gas | ||
and compressed natural gas at a single location; | ||
(2) facilities located not more than one mile from an | ||
interstate highway system; | ||
(3) facilities located in the area in and between the | ||
Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth areas; and | ||
(4) facilities located in the area in and between the | ||
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(o) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 393.005, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 393.005. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT. (a) A | ||
recipient of a grant under this chapter shall use the grant only to | ||
pay the costs of the facility for which the grant is made. The | ||
recipient may not use the grant to pay the recipient's: | ||
(1) administrative expenses; | ||
(2) expenses for the purchase of land or an interest in | ||
land; or | ||
(3) expenses for equipment or facility improvements | ||
that are not directly related to the delivery, storage, | ||
compression, or dispensing of the alternative fuel at the facility. | ||
(b) Each grant must be awarded using a contract that | ||
requires the recipient to meet operational, maintenance, and | ||
reporting requirements as specified by the commission. | ||
(o-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 393.006, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 393.006. AMOUNT OF GRANT. (a) Grants awarded under | ||
this chapter for a facility to provide alternative fuels other than | ||
natural gas may not exceed [ |
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incurred by the grant recipient within deadlines established by the | ||
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(2) $600,000. | ||
(b) Grants awarded under this chapter for a facility to | ||
provide natural gas may not exceed: | ||
(1) $400,000 for a compressed natural gas facility; | ||
(2) $400,000 for a liquefied natural gas facility; or | ||
(3) $600,000 for a facility providing both liquefied | ||
and compressed natural gas. | ||
(o-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 393.007, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 393.007. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
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(p) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 394.001, Health and Safety Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subdivisions (1), (4), (5), and (8) and adding | ||
Subdivisions (1-a) and (7-a) to read as follows: | ||
(1) "Certified" includes: | ||
(A) new vehicle or new engine certification by | ||
the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or | ||
(B) certification or approval by the United | ||
States Environmental Protection Agency of a system to convert a | ||
vehicle or engine to operate on an alternative fuel and a | ||
demonstration by the emissions data used to certify or approve the | ||
vehicle or engine, if the commission determines the testing used to | ||
obtain the emissions data is consistent with the testing required | ||
for approval of an alternative fuel conversion system for new and | ||
relatively new vehicles or engines under 40 C.F.R. Part 85 | ||
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assigned by Section 393.001. | ||
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than 8,500 pounds; and | ||
(B) is certified to or has an engine certified to | ||
the United States Environmental Protection Agency's emissions | ||
standards for heavy-duty vehicles or engines. | ||
(5) "Incremental cost" has the meaning assigned by | ||
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(7-a) "Natural gas engine" means an engine that | ||
operates: | ||
(A) solely on natural gas, including compressed | ||
natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas; or | ||
(B) on a combination of diesel fuel and natural | ||
gas, including compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or | ||
liquefied petroleum gas, and is capable of achieving at least 60 | ||
percent displacement of diesel fuel with natural gas. | ||
(8) "Natural gas vehicle" means a motor vehicle that | ||
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(p-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 394.003(a), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A vehicle is a qualifying vehicle that may be considered | ||
for a grant under the program if during the eligibility period | ||
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(1) purchased, leased, or otherwise commercially | ||
financed the vehicle as a new on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty | ||
motor vehicle that: | ||
(A) is a natural gas vehicle; | ||
(B) is certified to the appropriate current | ||
federal emissions standards as determined by the commission; and | ||
(C) replaces an on-road heavy-duty or | ||
medium-duty motor vehicle of the same weight classification and | ||
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(p-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 394.005, Health and Safety Code, is amended | ||
by amending Subsections (a), (b), (c), (f), (g), and (i) and adding | ||
Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: | ||
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prioritizing qualifying vehicles eligible to receive grants under | ||
this chapter. The commission shall review and revise the criteria | ||
as appropriate [ |
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(b) To be eligible for a grant under the program: | ||
(1) the use of the qualifying vehicle must be | ||
projected to result in a reduction in emissions of nitrogen oxides | ||
of at least 25 percent as compared to the motor vehicle or engine | ||
being replaced, based on: | ||
(A) the baseline emission level set by the | ||
commission under Subsection (g); and | ||
(B) the certified emission rate of the new | ||
vehicle; and | ||
(2) the qualifying vehicle must: | ||
(A) replace a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor | ||
vehicle that: | ||
(i) is an on-road vehicle that has been | ||
owned, leased, or otherwise commercially financed and registered | ||
and operated by the applicant in Texas for at least the two years | ||
immediately preceding the submission of a grant application; | ||
(ii) satisfies any minimum average annual | ||
mileage or fuel usage requirements established by the commission; | ||
(iii) satisfies any minimum percentage of | ||
annual usage requirements established by the commission; and | ||
(iv) is in operating condition and has at | ||
least two years of remaining useful life, as determined in | ||
accordance with criteria established by the commission; [ |
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(B) replace a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor | ||
vehicle that: | ||
(i) is owned by the applicant; | ||
(ii) is an on-road vehicle that has been: | ||
(a) owned, leased, or otherwise | ||
commercially financed and operated in Texas as a fleet vehicle for | ||
at least the two years immediately preceding the submission of a | ||
grant application; and | ||
(b) registered in a county located in | ||
the clean transportation zone for at least the two years | ||
immediately preceding the submission of a grant application; and | ||
(iii) otherwise satisfies the mileage, | ||
usage, and useful life requirements established under Paragraph (A) | ||
as determined by documentation associated with the vehicle; or | ||
(C) be a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle | ||
repowered with a natural gas engine that: | ||
(i) is installed in an on-road vehicle that | ||
has been owned, leased, or otherwise commercially financed and | ||
registered and operated by the applicant in Texas for at least the | ||
two years immediately preceding the submission of a grant | ||
application; | ||
(ii) satisfies any minimum average annual | ||
mileage or fuel usage requirements established by the commission; | ||
(iii) satisfies any minimum percentage of | ||
annual usage requirements established by the commission; and | ||
(iv) is installed in an on-road vehicle | ||
that, at the time of the vehicle's repowering, was in operating | ||
condition and had at least two years of remaining useful life, as | ||
determined in accordance with criteria established by the | ||
commission. | ||
(c) As a condition of receiving a grant, the qualifying | ||
vehicle must be continuously owned, leased, or otherwise | ||
commercially financed and registered and operated in the state by | ||
the grant recipient until the earlier of the fourth anniversary of | ||
the activity start date established by the commission [ |
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vehicle has been in operation for 400,000 miles after the activity | ||
start date established by the commission [ |
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less than 75 percent of the annual use of the qualifying vehicle, | ||
either mileage or fuel use as determined by the commission, must | ||
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(c-1) For purposes of Subsection (c), the commission shall | ||
establish the activity start date based on the date the commission | ||
accepts verification of the disposition of the vehicle or engine. | ||
(f) A heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle replaced | ||
under this program must be rendered permanently inoperable by | ||
crushing the vehicle, by making a hole in the engine block and | ||
permanently destroying the frame of the vehicle, or by another | ||
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shall establish criteria for ensuring the permanent destruction or | ||
permanent removal of the engine or vehicle. The commission shall | ||
enforce the destruction and removal requirements. For purposes of | ||
this subsection, "permanent removal" means the permanent export of | ||
the vehicle or engine to a destination outside of the United States, | ||
Canada, or the United Mexican States. | ||
(g) The commission shall establish baseline emission levels | ||
for emissions of nitrogen oxides for on-road heavy-duty or | ||
medium-duty motor vehicles being replaced or repowered by using the | ||
emission certification for the engine or vehicle being replaced. | ||
The commission may consider deterioration of the emission | ||
performance of the engine of the vehicle being replaced in | ||
establishing the baseline emission level. The commission may | ||
consider and establish baseline emission rates for additional | ||
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requirements of Subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) or (B)(ii) on a finding of | ||
good cause, which may include short lapses in registration or | ||
operation due to economic conditions, seasonal work, or other | ||
circumstances. | ||
(q) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 394.006, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 394.006. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT. A recipient of a | ||
grant under this chapter shall use the grant to pay the incremental | ||
costs of the replacement or vehicle repower for which the grant is | ||
made, which may include a portion of the initial cost of the natural | ||
gas vehicle or natural gas engine, including the cost of the natural | ||
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grant to pay the recipient's administrative expenses. | ||
(q-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Section 394.007(c), Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) A person may not receive a grant under this chapter | ||
that, when combined with any other grant, tax credit, or other | ||
governmental incentive, exceeds the incremental cost of the vehicle | ||
or vehicle repower for which the grant is awarded. A person shall | ||
return to the commission the amount of a grant awarded under this | ||
chapter that, when combined with any other grant, tax credit, or | ||
other governmental incentive, exceeds the incremental cost of the | ||
vehicle or vehicle repower for which the grant is awarded. | ||
(q-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Sections 394.008(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, | ||
are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) The commission shall establish [ |
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eligible costs; [ |
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(2) streamlining the grant application, contracting, | ||
reimbursement, and reporting process for qualifying natural gas | ||
vehicle purchases or repowers; and | ||
(3) preapproving the award of grants to applicants who | ||
propose to purchase and replace motor vehicles described by Section | ||
394.005(b)(2)(B). | ||
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(1) provide for the commission to compile and | ||
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the appropriate current federal emissions standards as determined | ||
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reduction in emissions of nitrogen oxides, volatile organic | ||
compounds, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and sulfur | ||
compounds for each replacement or repowering; | ||
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each qualifying vehicle or engine repower under Section 394.007; | ||
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fueling stations that are available to fuel the qualifying vehicle | ||
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application status checks using procedures established by the | ||
commission, which may include application submission and status | ||
checks to be made over the Internet; and | ||
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administrative work for applicants and the commission associated | ||
with grant application, contracting, reimbursement, and reporting | ||
requirements. | ||
(r) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction | ||
Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of this | ||
section, Section 394.012, Health and Safety Code, is amended to | ||
read as follows: | ||
Sec. 394.012. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
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(r-1) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, Subtitle C, Title 5, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Chapter 395 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 395. GOVERNMENTAL ALTERNATIVE FUEL FLEET GRANT PROGRAM | ||
Sec. 395.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Alternative fuel" means compressed natural gas, | ||
liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen fuel | ||
cells, or electricity, including electricity to power fully | ||
electric motor vehicles and plug-in hybrid motor vehicles. | ||
(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality. | ||
(3) "Incremental cost" has the meaning assigned by | ||
Section 386.001. | ||
(4) "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 | ||
Code. | ||
(5) "Plug-in hybrid motor vehicle" has the meaning | ||
assigned by Section 2158.001, Government Code. | ||
(6) "Political subdivision" means a county, | ||
municipality, school district, junior college district, river | ||
authority, water district or other special district, or other | ||
political subdivision created under the constitution or a statute | ||
of this state. | ||
(7) "Program" means the governmental alternative fuel | ||
fleet grant program established under this chapter. | ||
(8) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
2151.002, Government Code, and includes the commission. | ||
Sec. 395.002. PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall establish | ||
and administer a governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program | ||
to assist an eligible applicant described by Section 395.003 in | ||
purchasing or leasing new motor vehicles that operate primarily on | ||
an alternative fuel. | ||
(b) The program may provide a grant to an applicant | ||
described by Section 395.003 to: | ||
(1) purchase or lease a new motor vehicle described by | ||
Section 395.004; or | ||
(2) purchase, lease, or install refueling | ||
infrastructure or equipment or procure refueling services as | ||
described by Section 395.005 to store and dispense alternative fuel | ||
needed for a motor vehicle described by Subdivision (1) of this | ||
subsection. | ||
Sec. 395.003. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS. (a) A state agency or | ||
political subdivision is eligible to apply for a grant under the | ||
program if the entity operates a fleet of more than 15 motor | ||
vehicles, excluding motor vehicles that are owned and operated by a | ||
private company or other third party under a contract with the | ||
entity. | ||
(b) A mass transit or school transportation provider or | ||
other public entity established to provide public or school | ||
transportation services is eligible for a grant under the program. | ||
Sec. 395.004. MOTOR VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS. (a) A grant | ||
recipient may purchase or lease with money from a grant under the | ||
program a new motor vehicle that is originally manufactured to | ||
operate using one or more alternative fuels or is converted to | ||
operate using one or more alternative fuels before the first retail | ||
sale of the vehicle, and that: | ||
(1) has a dedicated system, dual-fuel system, or | ||
bi-fuel system; and | ||
(2) if the motor vehicle is a fully electric motor | ||
vehicle or plug-in hybrid motor vehicle, has a United States | ||
Environmental Protection Agency rating of at least 75 miles per | ||
gallon equivalent or a 75-mile combined city and highway range. | ||
(b) A grant recipient may not use money from a grant under | ||
the program to replace a motor vehicle, transit bus, or school bus | ||
that operates on an alternative fuel unless the replacement vehicle | ||
produces fewer emissions and has greater fuel efficiency than the | ||
vehicle being replaced. | ||
Sec. 395.005. REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, AND | ||
SERVICES. A grant recipient may purchase, lease, or install | ||
refueling infrastructure or equipment or procure refueling | ||
services with money from a grant under the program if: | ||
(1) the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement | ||
is made in conjunction with the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle | ||
as described by Section 395.004 or the conversion of a motor vehicle | ||
to operate primarily on an alternative fuel; | ||
(2) the grant recipient demonstrates that a refueling | ||
station that meets the needs of the recipient is not available | ||
within five miles of the location at which the recipient's vehicles | ||
are stored or primarily used; and | ||
(3) for the purchase or installation of refueling | ||
infrastructure or equipment, the infrastructure or equipment will | ||
be owned and operated by the grant recipient, and for the lease of | ||
refueling infrastructure or equipment or the procurement of | ||
refueling services, a third-party service provider engaged by the | ||
grant recipient will provide the infrastructure, equipment, or | ||
services. | ||
Sec. 395.006. ELIGIBLE COSTS. (a) A motor vehicle lease | ||
agreement paid for with money from a grant under the program must | ||
have a term of at least three years. | ||
(b) Refueling infrastructure or equipment purchased or | ||
installed with money from a grant under the program must be used | ||
specifically to store or dispense alternative fuel, as determined | ||
by the commission. | ||
(c) A lease of or service agreement for refueling | ||
infrastructure, equipment, or services paid for with money from a | ||
grant under the program must have a term of at least three years. | ||
Sec. 395.007. GRANT AMOUNTS. (a) The commission may | ||
establish standardized grant amounts based on the incremental costs | ||
associated with the purchase or lease of different categories of | ||
motor vehicles, including the type of fuel used, vehicle class, and | ||
other categories the commission considers appropriate. | ||
(b) In determining the incremental costs and setting the | ||
standardized grant amounts, the commission may consider the | ||
difference in cost between a new motor vehicle operated using | ||
conventional gasoline or diesel fuel and a new motor vehicle | ||
operated using alternative fuel. | ||
(c) The amount of a grant for the purchase or lease of a | ||
motor vehicle may not exceed the amount of the incremental cost of | ||
the purchase or lease. | ||
(d) The commission may establish grant amounts to reimburse | ||
the full cost of the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement | ||
of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services or may | ||
establish criteria for reimbursing a percentage of the cost. | ||
(e) A grant under the program may be combined with funding | ||
from other sources, including other grant programs, except that a | ||
grant may not be combined with other funding or grants from the | ||
Texas emissions reduction plan. When combined with other funding | ||
sources, a grant may not exceed the total cost to the grant | ||
recipient. | ||
(f) In providing a grant for the lease of a motor vehicle | ||
under this chapter, the commission shall establish criteria: | ||
(1) to offset incremental costs through an up-front | ||
payment to lower the cost basis of the lease; or | ||
(2) if determined appropriate by the commission, to | ||
provide for reimbursement of lease payments over no more than the | ||
period of availability of the contracted funds under applicable | ||
state law and regulation, which may be less than the required | ||
three-year lease term. | ||
(g) In providing a grant for the lease of refueling | ||
infrastructure, equipment, or services, the commission shall | ||
establish criteria: | ||
(1) to offset incremental costs through an up-front | ||
payment to lower the cost basis of the lease; or | ||
(2) if determined appropriate by the commission, to | ||
provide for reimbursement of lease payments over no more than the | ||
period of availability of the contracted funds under applicable | ||
state law and regulation, which may be less than the required | ||
three-year lease term. | ||
(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the commission is not | ||
obligated to fund the full cost of the purchase, lease, | ||
installation, or procurement of refueling infrastructure, | ||
equipment, or services if those costs cannot be incurred and | ||
reimbursed over the period of availability of the funds under | ||
applicable state law and regulation. | ||
Sec. 395.008. AVAILABILITY OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS. | ||
(a) A project that is funded from a grant under the program and | ||
that would generate marketable emissions reduction credits under a | ||
state or federal emissions reduction credit averaging, banking, or | ||
trading program is not eligible for funding under the program | ||
unless: | ||
(1) the project includes the transfer of the credits, | ||
or the reductions that would otherwise be marketable credits, to | ||
the commission and, if applicable, the state implementation plan; | ||
and | ||
(2) the credits or reductions, as applicable, are | ||
permanently retired. | ||
(b) An emissions reduction generated by a purchase or lease | ||
under this chapter may be used to demonstrate conformity with the | ||
state implementation plan. | ||
Sec. 395.009. USE OF GRANT MONEY. A grant recipient when | ||
using money from a grant under the program shall prioritize: | ||
(1) the purchase or lease of new motor vehicles, | ||
including new motor vehicles that are converted to operate on an | ||
alternative fuel, when replacing vehicles or adding vehicles to the | ||
fleet; | ||
(2) the purchase of new motor vehicles, including new | ||
motor vehicles that are converted to operate on an alternative | ||
fuel, to replace vehicles that have the highest total mileage and do | ||
not use an alternative fuel; and | ||
(3) to the extent feasible, obtaining, whether by | ||
purchase, purchase and conversion, or lease, motor vehicles that | ||
use compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied | ||
petroleum gas. | ||
Sec. 395.010. GRANT PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA. (a) The | ||
commission shall establish specific criteria and procedures in | ||
order to implement and administer the program, including the | ||
creation and provision of application forms and guidance on the | ||
application process. | ||
(b) The commission shall award a grant through a contract | ||
between the commission and the grant recipient. | ||
(c) The commission shall provide an online application | ||
process for the submission of all required application documents. | ||
(d) The commission may limit funding for a particular period | ||
according to priorities established by the commission, including | ||
limiting the availability of grants to specific entities, for | ||
certain types of vehicles and infrastructure, or to certain | ||
geographic areas to ensure equitable distribution of grant funds | ||
across the state. | ||
(e) In awarding grants under the program, the commission | ||
shall prioritize projects in the following order: | ||
(1) projects that are proposed by a state agency; | ||
(2) projects that are in or near a nonattainment area; | ||
(3) projects that are in an affected county, as that | ||
term is defined by Section 386.001; and | ||
(4) projects that will produce the greatest emissions | ||
reductions. | ||
(f) In addition to the requirements under Subsection (e), in | ||
awarding grants under the program, the commission shall consider: | ||
(1) the total amount of the emissions reduction that | ||
would be achieved from the project; | ||
(2) the type and number of vehicles purchased or | ||
leased; | ||
(3) the location of the fleet and the refueling | ||
infrastructure or equipment; | ||
(4) the number of vehicles served and the rate at which | ||
vehicles are served by the refueling infrastructure or equipment; | ||
(5) the amount of any matching funds committed by the | ||
applicant; and | ||
(6) the schedule for project completion. | ||
(g) The commission may not award more than 10 percent of the | ||
total amount awarded under the program in any fiscal year for | ||
purchasing, leasing, installing, or procuring refueling | ||
infrastructure, equipment, or services. | ||
Sec. 395.011. FUNDING. The legislature may appropriate | ||
money to the commission from the Texas emissions reduction plan | ||
fund established under Section 386.251 to administer the program. | ||
Sec. 395.012. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. In each fiscal year, | ||
the commission may use up to 1.5 percent of the total amount of | ||
money allocated to the program in that fiscal year, but not more | ||
than $1 million, for the administrative costs of the program. | ||
Sec. 395.013. RULES. The commission may adopt rules as | ||
necessary to implement this chapter. | ||
Sec. 395.014. REPORT REQUIRED. On or before November 1 of | ||
each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit to the | ||
governor, lieutenant governor, and members of the legislature a | ||
report that includes the following information regarding awards | ||
made under the program during the preceding state fiscal biennium: | ||
(1) the number of grants awarded under the program; | ||
(2) the recipient of each grant awarded; | ||
(3) the number of vehicles replaced; | ||
(4) the number, type, and location of any refueling | ||
infrastructure, equipment, or services funded under the program; | ||
(5) the total emissions reductions achieved under the | ||
program; and | ||
(6) any other information the commission considers | ||
relevant. | ||
Sec. 395.015. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last | ||
day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission | ||
publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section | ||
382.037. | ||
(r-2) Effective on the date that the Texas Emissions | ||
Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a) of | ||
this section, the following provisions of the Health and Safety | ||
Code are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 386.001(1); | ||
(2) Section 386.058; | ||
(3) Section 394.001(1); | ||
(4) Section 394.009; | ||
(5) Section 394.010; and | ||
(6) Section 394.011. | ||
(s) This subsection takes effect on the date that the Texas | ||
Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under | ||
Subsection (a) of this section. As soon as practicable after the | ||
effective date of this subsection, the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality shall implement the online application | ||
process required by Section 395.010(c), Health and Safety Code, as | ||
added by this section. Prior to the implementation of the online | ||
application process, the commission may accept applications for a | ||
grant under Chapter 395, Health and Safety Code, as added by this | ||
section, in any manner provided by the commission. | ||
(s-1) This subsection takes effect on the date that the | ||
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under | ||
Subsection (a) of this section. The changes in law made by this | ||
section apply only to a Texas emissions reduction plan grant | ||
awarded on or after the effective date of this section. A grant | ||
awarded before the effective date of this section 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. | ||
(t) This section takes effect August 30, 2017. | ||
SECTION 9. FIRE ANT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT | ||
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The Fire Ant Research and Management | ||
Account Advisory Committee is abolished. | ||
(b) The following provisions are repealed: | ||
(1) Section 77.022, Agriculture Code; and | ||
(2) Section 88.215, Education Code. | ||
SECTION 10. PALLIATIVE CARE INTERDISCIPLINARY ADVISORY | ||
COUNCIL. Section 118.003, Health and Safety Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 11. AGRICULTURE POLICY BOARD. (a) The Agriculture | ||
Policy Board is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 2.004, Agriculture Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 12. ADVISORY OVERSIGHT COMMUNITY OUTREACH | ||
COMMITTEE. (a) The Advisory Oversight Community Outreach | ||
Committee is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 411.0197, Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 13. RAIN HARVESTING AND WATER RECYCLING TASK FORCE. | ||
(a) The task force under Section 2113.301(h), Government Code, as | ||
repealed by this section, is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 2113.301(h), Government Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 14. STATE COGENERATION COUNCIL. (a) The State | ||
Cogeneration Council is abolished. All rules adopted by the State | ||
Cogeneration Council are abolished. | ||
(b) Section 2302.024, Government Code, is amended to read as | ||
follows: | ||
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(c) The following provisions of the Government Code are | ||
repealed: | ||
(1) Section 2302.001(3); | ||
(2) Sections 2302.002, 2302.003, 2302.004, 2302.005, | ||
2302.006, and 2302.007; | ||
(3) Section 2302.021(a); and | ||
(4) Section 2302.022. | ||
SECTION 15. PREMARITAL EDUCATION HANDBOOK ADVISORY | ||
COMMITTEE. (a) The advisory committee under Section 2.014(d), | ||
Family Code, as repealed by this section, is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 2.014(d), Family Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 16. INDEPENDENT REVIEW ORGANIZATION ADVISORY | ||
GROUP. (a) The advisory group under Section 4202.011, Insurance | ||
Code, as repealed by this section, is abolished. | ||
(b) Section 4202.011, Insurance Code, is repealed. | ||
SECTION 17. VEHICLE PROTECTION PRODUCT WARRANTOR ADVISORY | ||
BOARD. (a) The Vehicle Protection Product Warrantor Advisory | ||
Board is abolished. | ||
(b) Subchapter C, Chapter 2306, Occupations Code, is | ||
repealed. | ||
SECTION 18. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1731 passed the Senate on | ||
April 27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; | ||
May 26, 2017, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and | ||
requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 27, 2017, House | ||
granted request of the Senate; May 28, 2017, Senate adopted | ||
Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 28, | ||
Nays 3. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1731 passed the House, with | ||
amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 145, | ||
Nays 0, one present not voting; May 27, 2017, House granted request | ||
of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee; | ||
May 28, 2017, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the | ||
following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, one present not voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |