By: Thompson of Brazoria, Zwiener H.B. No. 1346
(Senate Sponsor - Powell)
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2019;
April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 9, 2019, reported
adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following
vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 9, 2019, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1346 By: Powell
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility requirements for the diesel emissions
reduction incentive program.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 386.104, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and
(c-2) to read as follows:
(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, for
[For] a proposed project as described by Section 386.102(b), other
than a project involving a marine vessel or engine, not less than 75
percent of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation projected
for the five years immediately following the award of a grant must
be projected to take place in a nonattainment area or affected
county of this state. The commission may set the minimum percentage
of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation required to take
place in a nonattainment area or affected county at a percentage and
for a period that is different from the percentage and period
specified by this subsection, provided that the commission may not
set the minimum percentage at a level that is less than 55 percent.
The commission may [also] allow vehicle travel on highways and
roadways, or portions of a highway or roadway, designated by the
commission and located outside a nonattainment area or affected
county to count towards the percentage of use requirement in this
subsection.
(c-1) For a proposed project involving a marine vessel or
engine, the vessel or engine must be operated in the intercoastal
waterways or bays adjacent to a nonattainment area or affected
county of this state for a sufficient amount of time over the
lifetime of the project, as determined by the commission, to meet
the cost-effectiveness requirements of Section 386.105.
(c-2) For a proposed project involving non-road equipment
used for natural gas recovery purposes, the equipment must be
operated in a nonattainment area or affected county for a
sufficient amount of use over the lifetime of the project, as
determined by the commission, to meet the cost-effectiveness
requirements of Section 386.105.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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