Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB889 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R4190 JRR-D
2	2	By: Murphy H.B. No. 889
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the repeal of the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or
8	8	lease incentive program.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Sections 2158.001(3) and (4), Government Code,
11	11	are amended to read as follows:
12	12	(3) "Light-duty motor vehicle" has the meaning
13	13	assigned by Section 392.001 [386.151], Health and Safety Code.
14	14	(4) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by
15	15	Section 392.001 [386.151], Health and Safety Code.
16	16	SECTION 2. Section 386.051(b), Health and Safety Code, is
17	17	amended to read as follows:
18	18	(b) Under the plan, the commission and the comptroller shall
19	19	provide grants or other funding for:
20	20	(1) the diesel emissions reduction incentive program
21	21	established under Subchapter C, including for infrastructure
22	22	projects established under that subchapter;
23	23	(2) [the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive
24	24	program established under Subchapter D;
25	25	[(3)] the air quality research support program
26	26	established under Chapter 387;
27	27	(3) [(4)] the clean school bus program established
28	28	under Chapter 390;
29	29	(4) [(5)] the new technology implementation grant
30	30	program established under Chapter 391;
31	31	(5) [(6)] the regional air monitoring program
32	32	established under Section 386.252(a);
33	33	(6) [(7)] a health effects study as provided by
34	34	Section 386.252(a);
35	35	(7) [(8)] air quality planning activities as provided
36	36	by Section 386.252(d);
37	37	(8) [(9)] a contract with the Energy Systems
38	38	Laboratory at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station for
39	39	computation of creditable statewide emissions reductions as
40	40	provided by Section 386.252(a);
41	41	(9) [(10)] the Texas clean fleet program established
42	42	under Chapter 392;
43	43	(10) [(11)] the Texas alternative fueling facilities
44	44	program established under Chapter 393;
45	45	(11) [(12)] the Texas natural gas vehicle grant
46	46	program established under Chapter 394;
47	47	(12) [(13)] other programs the commission may develop
48	48	that lead to reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate
49	49	matter, or volatile organic compounds in a nonattainment area or
50	50	affected county;
51	51	(13) [(14)] other programs the commission may develop
52	52	that support congestion mitigation to reduce mobile source ozone
53	53	precursor emissions;
54	54	(14) [(15)] the seaport and rail yard areas emissions
55	55	reduction program established under Subchapter D-1;
56	56	(15) [(16)] conducting research and other activities
57	57	associated with making any necessary demonstrations to the United
58	58	States Environmental Protection Agency to account for the impact of
59	59	foreign emissions or an exceptional event;
60	60	(16) [(17)] studies of or pilot programs for
61	61	incentives for port authorities located in nonattainment areas or
62	62	affected counties as provided by Section 386.252(a); and
63	63	(17) [(18)] the governmental alternative fuel fleet
64	64	grant program established under Chapter 395.
65	65	SECTION 3. Sections 386.252(a) and (b), Health and Safety
66	66	Code, are amended to read as follows:
67	67	(a) Money in the fund may be used only to implement and
68	68	administer programs established under the plan. Subject to the
69	69	reallocation of funds by the commission under Subsection (h), money
70	70	appropriated to the commission to be used for the programs under
71	71	Section 386.051(b) shall initially be allocated as follows:
72	72	(1) four percent may be used for the clean school bus
73	73	program under Chapter 390;
74	74	(2) three percent may be used for the new technology
75	75	implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from which at least
76	76	$1 million will be set aside for electricity storage projects
77	77	related to renewable energy;
78	78	(3) five percent may be used for the Texas clean fleet
79	79	program under Chapter 392;
80	80	(4) not more than $3 million may be used by the
81	81	commission to fund a regional air monitoring program in commission
82	82	Regions 3 and 4 to be implemented under the commission's oversight,
83	83	including direction regarding the type, number, location, and
84	84	operation of, and data validation practices for, monitors funded by
85	85	the program through a regional nonprofit entity located in North
86	86	Texas having representation from counties, municipalities, higher
87	87	education institutions, and private sector interests across the
88	88	area;
89	89	(5) 10 percent may be used for the Texas natural gas
90	90	vehicle grant program under Chapter 394;
91	91	(6) not more than $6 million may be used for the Texas
92	92	alternative fueling facilities program under Chapter 393, of which
93	93	a specified amount may be used for fueling stations to provide
94	94	natural gas fuel, except that money may not be allocated for the
95	95	Texas alternative fueling facilities program for the state fiscal
96	96	year ending August 31, 2019;
97	97	(7) not more than $750,000 may be used each year to
98	98	support research related to air quality as provided by Chapter 387;
99	99	(8) not more than $200,000 may be used for a health
100	100	effects study;
101	101	(9) at least $6 million but not more than $8 million is
102	102	allocated to the commission for administrative costs, including all
103	103	direct and indirect costs for administering the plan, costs for
104	104	conducting outreach and education activities, and costs
105	105	attributable to the review or approval of applications for
106	106	marketable emissions reduction credits;
107	107	(10) six percent may be used by the commission for the
108	108	seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program established
109	109	under Subchapter D-1;
110	110	(11) [five percent may be used for the light-duty
111	111	motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program established under
112	112	Subchapter D;
113	113	[(12)] not more than $216,000 is allocated to the
114	114	commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the
115	115	Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station annually for the
116	116	development and annual computation of creditable statewide
117	117	emissions reductions obtained through wind and other renewable
118	118	energy resources for the state implementation plan;
119	119	(12) [(13)] not more than $500,000 may be used for
120	120	studies of or pilot programs for incentives for port authorities
121	121	located in nonattainment areas or affected counties to encourage
122	122	cargo movement that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and
123	123	particulate matter; and
124	124	(13) [(14)] the balance is to be used by the
125	125	commission for the diesel emissions reduction incentive program
126	126	under Subchapter C as determined by the commission.
127	127	(b) Money in the fund may be used by the commission for
128	128	programs under Sections 386.051(b)(12), (b)(13) [386.051(b)(13),
129	129	(b)(14)], and (b-1) as may be appropriated for those programs.
130	130	SECTION 4. Sections 392.001(6) and (7), Health and Safety
131	131	Code, are amended to read as follows:
132	132	(6) "Light-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle
133	133	with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds [has
134	134	the meaning assigned by Section 386.151].
135	135	(7) "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device
136	136	designed for transporting persons or property on a public highway
137	137	that is required to be registered under Chapter 502, Transportation
138	138	Code [has the meaning assigned by Section 386.151].
139	139	SECTION 5. Section 394.001(7), Health and Safety Code, is
140	140	amended to read as follows:
141	141	(7) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by
142	142	Section 392.001 [386.151].
143	143	SECTION 6. Subchapter D, Chapter 386, Health and Safety
144	144	Code, is repealed.
145	145	SECTION 7. The repeal by this Act of Subchapter D, Chapter
146	146	386, Health and Safety Code, does not apply to a grant issued under
147	147	that subchapter before the effective date of this Act. A grant
148	148	issued under Subchapter D, Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code,
149	149	before the effective date of this Act is governed by that subchapter
150	150	as it existed immediately before the effective date of this Act, and
151	151	the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
152	152	SECTION 8. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.