85R6018 SLB-F
By: Wu H.B. No. 1437
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for
litter reduction.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 382.220(a) and (b), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Money that is made available to participating counties
under Section 382.202(g) or 382.302 may be appropriated only for
programs administered in accordance with Chapter 783, Government
Code, to improve air quality or reduce litter. A participating
county may agree to contract with any appropriate entity, including
a metropolitan planning organization or a council of governments
to:
(1) implement a program under Section 382.202,
382.209, or this section; or
(2) implement a program for the enforcement of
offenses under Chapter 365.
(b) A program under this section must be implemented in
consultation with the commission and may include a program to:
(1) expand and enhance the AirCheck Texas Repair and
Replacement Assistance Program;
(2) develop and implement programs or systems that
remotely determine vehicle emissions and notify the vehicle's
operator;
(3) develop and implement projects to implement the
commission's smoking vehicle program;
(4) develop and implement projects in consultation
with the director of the Department of Public Safety for
coordinating with local law enforcement officials to reduce the use
of counterfeit registration insignia and vehicle inspection
reports by providing local law enforcement officials with funds to
identify vehicles with counterfeit registration insignia and
vehicle inspection reports and to carry out appropriate actions;
(5) develop and implement programs to enhance
transportation system improvements, including programs to reduce
litter on roadways; or
(6) develop and implement new air control strategies
designed to assist local areas in complying with state and federal
air quality rules and regulations.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.