Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2994 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R11774 MP-F
2	2	By: Lopez H.B. No. 2994
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4	4
5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to programs that can be established and funded under the
8	8	Texas emissions reduction plan.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 386.051(b), Health and Safety Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	(b) Under the plan, the commission and the comptroller shall
13	13	provide grants or other funding for:
14	14	(1) the diesel emissions reduction incentive program
15	15	established under Subchapter C, including for infrastructure
16	16	projects established under that subchapter;
17	17	(2) the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive
18	18	program established under Subchapter D;
19	19	(3) the air quality research support program
20	20	established under Chapter 387;
21	21	(4) the clean school bus program established under
22	22	Chapter 390;
23	23	(5) the new technology implementation grant program
24	24	established under Chapter 391;
25	25	(6) the regional air monitoring program established
26	26	under Section 386.252(a);
27	27	(7) a health effects study as provided by Section
28	28	386.252(a);
29	29	(8) air quality planning activities as provided by
30	30	Section 386.252(d);
31	31	(9) a contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at
32	32	the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station for computation of
33	33	creditable statewide emissions reductions as provided by Section
34	34	386.252(a);
35	35	(10) the clean fleet program established under Chapter
36	36	392;
37	37	(11) the alternative fueling facilities program
38	38	established under Chapter 393;
39	39	(12) the natural gas vehicle grant program established
40	40	under Chapter 394;
41	41	(13) other programs the commission may develop that
42	42	lead to reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter,
43	43	or volatile organic compounds in a nonattainment area or affected
44	44	county;
45	45	(14) other programs the commission may develop that
46	46	support congestion mitigation to reduce mobile source ozone
47	47	precursor emissions;
48	48	(15) the seaport and rail yard areas emissions
49	49	reduction program established under Subchapter D-1;
50	50	(16) conducting research and other activities
51	51	associated with making any necessary demonstrations to the United
52	52	States Environmental Protection Agency to account for the impact of
53	53	foreign emissions or an exceptional event;
54	54	(17) studies of or pilot programs for incentives for
55	55	port authorities located in nonattainment areas or affected
56	56	counties as provided by Section 386.252(a); [and]
57	57	(18) the governmental alternative fuel fleet grant
58	58	program established under Chapter 395; and
59	59	(19) projects that reduce emissions through
60	60	improvements in energy production efficiency using supercritical
61	61	carbon dioxide.
62	62	SECTION 2. Section 386.252(a), Health and Safety Code, as
63	63	effective September 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
64	64	(a) Money in the fund and account may be used only to
65	65	implement and administer programs established under the plan.
66	66	Subject to the reallocation of funds by the commission under
67	67	Subsection (h), money from the fund and account to be used for the
68	68	programs under Section 386.051(b) shall initially be allocated as
69	69	follows:
70	70	(1) four percent may be used for the clean school bus
71	71	program under Chapter 390;
72	72	(2) three percent may be used for the new technology
73	73	implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from which at least
74	74	$1 million will be set aside for electricity storage projects
75	75	related to renewable energy;
76	76	(3) five percent may be used for the clean fleet
77	77	program under Chapter 392;
78	78	(4) not more than $3 million may be used by the
79	79	commission to fund a regional air monitoring program in commission
80	80	Regions 3 and 4 to be implemented under the commission's oversight,
81	81	including direction regarding the type, number, location, and
82	82	operation of, and data validation practices for, monitors funded by
83	83	the program through a regional nonprofit entity located in North
84	84	Texas having representation from counties, municipalities, higher
85	85	education institutions, and private sector interests across the
86	86	area;
87	87	(5) 10 percent may be used for the Texas natural gas
88	88	vehicle grant program under Chapter 394;
89	89	(6) not more than $6 million may be used for the Texas
90	90	alternative fueling facilities program under Chapter 393, of which
91	91	a specified amount may be used for fueling stations to provide
92	92	natural gas fuel, except that money may not be allocated for the
93	93	Texas alternative fueling facilities program for the state fiscal
94	94	year ending August 31, 2019;
95	95	(7) not more than $750,000 may be used each year to
96	96	support research related to air quality as provided by Chapter 387;
97	97	(8) not more than $200,000 may be used for a health
98	98	effects study;
99	99	(9) at least $6 million but not more than $16 million
100	100	may be used by the commission for administrative costs, including
101	101	all direct and indirect costs for administering the plan, costs for
102	102	conducting outreach and education activities, and costs
103	103	attributable to the review or approval of applications for
104	104	marketable emissions reduction credits;
105	105	(10) six percent may be used by the commission for the
106	106	seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program established
107	107	under Subchapter D-1;
108	108	(11) five percent may be used for the light-duty motor
109	109	vehicle purchase or lease incentive program established under
110	110	Subchapter D;
111	111	(12) not more than $216,000 may be used by the
112	112	commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the
113	113	Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station annually for the
114	114	development and annual computation of creditable statewide
115	115	emissions reductions obtained through wind and other renewable
116	116	energy resources for the state implementation plan;
117	117	(13) not more than $500,000 may be used for studies of
118	118	or pilot programs for incentives for port authorities located in
119	119	nonattainment areas or affected counties to encourage cargo
120	120	movement that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate
121	121	matter; and
122	122	(14) the balance is to be used by the commission for:
123	123	(A) the diesel emissions reduction incentive
124	124	program under Subchapter C as determined by the commission; and
125	125	(B) projects that reduce emissions through
126	126	improvements in energy production efficiency using supercritical
127	127	carbon dioxide.
128	128	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.