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1	1	83R8398 JXC-F
2	2	By: Hilderbran H.B. No. 3110
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan motor vehicle
8	8	purchase or lease incentive program.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 386.152(b), Health and Safety Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	(b) The program shall authorize statewide incentives for
13	13	the purchase or lease[, according to the schedule provided by
14	14	Section 386.153,] of new light-duty motor vehicles powered by
15	15	compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or electric drives
16	16	[that are certified by the United States Environmental Protection
17	17	Agency to meet an emissions standard that is at least as stringent
18	18	as those provided by Section 386.153] for a purchaser or lessee who
19	19	agrees to register the vehicle in this state and to operate the
20	20	vehicle in this state for not less than 75 percent of the vehicle's
21	21	annual mileage.
22	22	SECTION 2. Section 386.153, Health and Safety Code, is
23	23	amended to read as follows:
24	24	Sec. 386.153. LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE
25	25	INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS [SCHEDULE]. (a) A new light-duty motor
26	26	vehicle powered by compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum
27	27	gas is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle:
28	28	(1) has four wheels;
29	29	(2) was originally manufactured to comply with and has
30	30	been certified by an original equipment manufacturer or
31	31	intermediate or final state vehicle manufacturer as complying with,
32	32	or has been altered to comply with, federal motor vehicle safety
33	33	standards, state emissions regulations, and any additional state
34	34	regulations applicable to vehicles powered by compressed natural
35	35	gas or liquefied petroleum gas;
36	36	(3) was manufactured for use primarily on public
37	37	streets, roads, and highways;
38	38	(4) is rated at not more than 9,600 pounds unloaded
39	39	gross vehicle weight;
40	40	(5) has a dedicated or bi-fuel compressed natural gas
41	41	or liquefied petroleum gas fuel system with a range of at least 125
42	42	miles as estimated, published, and updated by the United States
43	43	Environmental Protection Agency;
44	44	(6) has, as applicable, a:
45	45	(A) compressed natural gas fuel system that
46	46	complies with the:
47	47	(i) 2013 NFPA 52 Gaseous Fuel Vehicular
48	48	Systems Code; and
49	49	(ii) American National Standard for Basic
50	50	Requirements for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fuel
51	51	Containers, commonly cited as "ANSI/CSA NGV2"; or
52	52	(B) liquefied petroleum gas fuel system that
53	53	complies with:
54	54	(i) the 2011 NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum
55	55	Gas Code; and
56	56	(ii) Section VII of the 2013 ASME Boiler and
57	57	Pressure Vessel Code; and
58	58	(7) was acquired on or after January 1, 2013, by the
59	59	person applying for the incentive under this subsection and for use
60	60	or lease by that person and not for resale.
61	61	(b) If the commission determines that an updated version of
62	62	a code or standard described by Subdivision (a)(6) is more
63	63	stringent than the version of the code or standard described by
64	64	Subdivision (a)(6), the commission by rule may provide that a
65	65	vehicle for which a person applies for an incentive under
66	66	Subsection (a) is eligible for the incentive only if the vehicle
67	67	complies with the updated version of the code or standard.
68	68	(b-1) The incentive under Subsection (a) is limited to 2,000
69	69	vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013.
70	70	This subsection expires September 1, 2015.
71	71	(c) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by electric drive
72	72	is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle:
73	73	(1) has four wheels;
74	74	(2) was manufactured for use primarily on public
75	75	streets, roads, and highways;
76	76	(3) has not been modified from the original
77	77	manufacturer's specifications;
78	78	(4) is rated at not more than 8,500 pounds unloaded
79	79	gross vehicle weight;
80	80	(5) has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles
81	81	per hour;
82	82	(6) is propelled to a significant extent by an
83	83	electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that:
84	84	(A) has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt
85	85	hours; and
86	86	(B) is capable of being recharged from an
87	87	external source of electricity; and
88	88	(7) was acquired on or after January 1, 2013, by the
89	89	person applying for the incentive under this subsection and for use
90	90	or lease by that person and not for resale.
91	91	(d) The incentive under Subsection (c) is limited to 2,000
92	92	vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013.
93	93	This subsection expires September 1, 2015. [A new light-duty motor
94	94	vehicle is eligible for an incentive according to the following
95	95	schedule:
96	96	[Incentive emissions standard and incentive amount
97	97	[Model year 2003-2007
98	98	[Bin 4 $1,250
99	99	[Bin 3 $2,225
100	100	[Bin 2 $3,750
101	101	[Bin 1 $5,000]
102	102	SECTION 3. Section 386.156(a), Health and Safety Code, is
103	103	amended to read as follows:
104	104	(a) On August 1 each year the commission shall publish and
105	105	provide to the comptroller a list of [the] new model motor vehicles
106	106	eligible for inclusion in an incentive under this subchapter [as
107	107	listed for the commission under Section 386.155]. The commission
108	108	shall publish and provide to the comptroller supplements to that
109	109	list as necessary to include additional new vehicle models [listed
110	110	in a supplement to the original list provided by a manufacturer
111	111	under Section 386.155].
112	112	SECTION 4. Section 386.158(a), Health and Safety Code, is
113	113	amended to read as follows:
114	114	(a) A person who purchases or leases a new light-duty motor
115	115	vehicle described by Section 386.153 and [that has been] listed
116	116	under Section 386.156(a) [386.155] is eligible to apply for an
117	117	incentive under this subchapter.
118	118	SECTION 5. Sections 386.151(1), 386.154, and 386.155,
119	119	Health and Safety Code, are repealed.
120	120	SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.