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1	1	By: Goodwin H.B. No. 3637
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4	4	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
5	5	AN ACT
6	6	relating to mobile source emissions reductions and transportation
7	7	electrification; authorizing a fee.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subtitle F, Title 4, Government Code, is amended
10	10	by adding Chapter 490I to read as follows:
11	11	CHAPTER 490I. TEXAS TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION COUNCIL
12	12	Sec. 490I.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "council"
13	13	means the Texas Transportation Electrification Council established
14	14	by this chapter.
15	15	Sec. 490I.002. ESTABLISHMENT; COMPOSITION. (a) The Texas
16	16	Transportation Electrification Council is established.
17	17	(b) The council is composed of the chair of, or if not
18	18	applicable, the administrative head of, each of the following
19	19	entities:
20	20	(1) the Public Utility Commission of Texas;
21	21	(2) the Electric Reliability Council of Texas;
22	22	(3) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;
23	23	(4) the State Energy Conservation Office;
24	24	(5) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;
25	25	(6) the Texas Department of Transportation;
26	26	(7) the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;
27	27	(8) the Texas Department of Housing and Community
28	28	Affairs;
29	29	(9) the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation;
30	30	(10) the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and
31	31	(11) the Texas Economic Development and Tourism
32	32	Office.
33	33	Sec. 490I.003. PRESIDING OFFICER; MEETINGS. (a) The
34	34	council annually shall elect one member to serve as the presiding
35	35	officer of the council.
36	36	(a-1) The chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas
37	37	shall serve as the initial presiding officer of the council. This
38	38	subsection expires September 1, 2023.
39	39	(b) The council shall hold at least four public meetings
40	40	each year.
41	41	Sec. 490I.004. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; FUNDING. (a)
42	42	The council is administratively attached to the Texas Department of
43	43	Transportation.
44	44	(b) The council shall be funded using existing funds of the
45	45	Texas Department of Transportation.
46	46	Sec. 490I.0045. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
47	47	ASSESSMENT. (a) Not later than March 1, 2022, the council shall
48	48	prepare an assessment of existing and planned public electric
49	49	vehicle charging infrastructure and associated technologies in
50	50	this state using existing databases. The assessment must include
51	51	the number and types of electric vehicle chargers at each location.
52	52	(b) The council shall use the assessment in developing the
53	53	plan required by Section 490I.005.
54	54	(c) This section expires September 1, 2023.
55	55	Sec. 490I.005. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
56	56	PLAN. (a) The council shall:
57	57	(1) develop a comprehensive plan for the development
58	58	of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated
59	59	technologies in this state through the year 2040; and
60	60	(2) update the plan biennially.
61	61	(b) The plan must:
62	62	(1) include a phased implementation of the plan, in
63	63	biennial increments, through the year 2030;
64	64	(2) identify areas in this state for which additional
65	65	public electric vehicle charging infrastructure is needed to ensure
66	66	that the vehicle choice of residents of this state is not
67	67	constrained by a lack of access to adequate public electric vehicle
68	68	charging infrastructure;
69	69	(3) provide for sufficient public electric vehicle
70	70	charging infrastructure to meet and enable future demand for
71	71	electric vehicles in this state that:
72	72	(A) ensures that adequate public electric
73	73	vehicle charging infrastructure is available:
74	74	(i) with sufficient frequency and capacity
75	75	to enable users of electric vehicles of various classes to travel
76	76	border to border and community to community on interstate highways
77	77	and other major roadways in this state;
78	78	(ii) along evacuation routes and at highway
79	79	rest stops in this state; and
80	80	(iii) in rural communities, multifamily and
81	81	underserved communities, town centers, commercial and retail
82	82	areas, parks and other publicly owned lands, and other areas that
83	83	are in close proximity to where local electric vehicle users live or
84	84	work;
85	85	(B)
86	86	(i) at or near the borders of this state;
87	87	(ii) in or near airports, rail yards, and
88	88	seaports; and
89	89	(iii) at warehouse complexes and truck
90	90	stops;
91	91	(C) enhances accessibility of tourist areas to
92	92	electric vehicle users; and
93	93	(D) covers any other areas identified by the
94	94	council;
95	95	(4) stimulate competition, innovation, consumer
96	96	choices in public electric vehicle charging and related
97	97	infrastructure and services, and encourage private capital
98	98	investment; and
99	99	(5) specify the number and types of electric vehicle
100	100	chargers per general location that are needed to meet the
101	101	requirements prescribed by Subdivisions (2), (3), and (4).
102	102	(c) In developing and updating the plan, the council:
103	103	(1) shall use, to the extent practicable, publicly
104	104	available electric vehicle projections and models based on industry
105	105	standards to determine, for each year, the percentage and number of
106	106	electric vehicles by vehicle class that are expected on roadways in
107	107	this state and the number of electric vehicle chargers that are
108	108	needed to ensure that there is comprehensive and adequate access to
109	109	public electric vehicle charging infrastructure in this state; and
110	110	(2) may rely on scenarios provided by the Electric
111	111	Reliability Council of Texas or other information from appropriate
112	112	sources for the percentage and number of electric vehicles by
113	113	vehicle class on roadways in this state by year.
114	114	Sec. 490I.006. STATE AGENCY POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. The
115	115	council shall develop policy recommendations that state agencies
116	116	may adopt to encourage the development of an adequate network of
117	117	public electric vehicle charging infrastructure and associated
118	118	technologies to meet the future electrified transportation needs in
119	119	this state through the year 2030.
120	120	Sec. 490I.007. STAKEHOLDER INPUT. In performing the
121	121	council 's duties under this chapter, the council shall seek advice
122	122	and input from:
123	123	(1) privately owned electric utilities;
124	124	(2) municipally owned electric utilities;
125	125	(3) electric cooperatives;
126	126	(4) state and local transportation and transit
127	127	agencies;
128	128	(5) port authorities;
129	129	(6) warehousing and logistics centers;
130	130	(7) electric vehicle charging infrastructure
131	131	companies;
132	132	(8) environmental groups;
133	133	(9) consumer advocates;
134	134	(10) motor vehicle manufacturers;
135	135	(11) nonprofit organizations developing electric
136	136	vehicle policy;
137	137	(12) nonprofit organizations representing food or
138	138	motor fuel providers;
139	139	(13) apartment associations;
140	140	(14) low-income community development corporations;
141	141	and
142	142	(15) interested members of the public.
143	143	Sec. 490I.008. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT AND CONSULT WITH
144	144	CERTAIN PERSONS. In performing the council 's duties under this
145	145	chapter, the council may:
146	146	(1) contract with experts, academic scholars, and
147	147	other appropriate professionals; and
148	148	(2) consult with the Texas A&M Transportation
149	149	Institute and institutions of higher education.
150	150	Sec. 490I.0085. INITIAL REPORT. (a) Not later than
151	151	December 1, 2022, the council shall prepare and submit to the
152	152	governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the legislature,
153	153	and relevant state and federal agencies a written report of the
154	154	council 's findings that includes:
155	155	(1) the assessment prepared under Section 490I.0045;
156	156	(2) the plan developed under Section 490I.005,
157	157	including the phased implementation of the plan required by
158	158	Subsection (b)(1) of that section; and
159	159	(3) the policy recommendations developed under
160	160	Section 490I.006.
161	161	(b) This section expires September 1, 2023.
162	162	Sec. 490I.009. BIENNIAL REPORT. Not later than December 1
163	163	of each even-numbered year, the council shall prepare and submit to
164	164	the governor, the lieutenant governor, each member of the
165	165	legislature, and relevant state and federal agencies a written
166	166	report that includes:
167	167	(1) a summary of the progress made on the
168	168	implementation of the plan developed under Section 490I.005;
169	169	(2) the biennial update to the plan required under
170	170	Section 490I.005(a)(2); and
171	171	(3) any updates to the policy recommendations
172	172	developed under Section 490I.006.
173	173	SECTION 2. Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code, is
174	174	amended by adding Subdivision (4) to read as follows:
175	175	(4) "Federal funds" means all assistance provided to
176	176	the commission from the federal government in the form of grants,
177	177	contracts, loans, loan guarantees, property, cooperative
178	178	agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, direct appropriations,
179	179	or any other method of disbursement.
180	180	SECTION 3. Section 386.152, Health and Safety Code, is
181	181	amended to read as follows:
182	182	Sec. 386.152. APPLICABILITY.
183	183	(a) The provisions of this subchapter relating to a lessee
184	184	do not apply to a person who rents or leases a light-duty motor
185	185	vehicle for a term of 30 days or less.
186	186	(b) The provisions of this subchapter relating to a lessor
187	187	do not apply to a person who rents or leases a light-duty motor
188	188	vehicle to a person for a term of 30 days or less.
189	189	SECTION 4. Section 386.153, Health and Safety Code, is
190	190	amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (e) to
191	191	read as follows:
192	192	(c) Only one incentive will be provided for each new
193	193	light-duty motor vehicle. The incentive shall be provided to the
194	194	seller or lessor of the vehicle. The seller or lessor shall credit
195	195	the amount of the incentive to the purchaser or lessee at the time
196	196	the sale is made or the lease is entered into. The incentive may not
197	197	[shall] be provided to a seller [the lessee and not to the
198	198	purchaser] if the motor vehicle is sold [purchased] for the purpose
199	199	of leasing the vehicle to another person.
200	200	(e) The commission shall establish a registration program
201	201	for sellers and lessors of new motor vehicles to apply online and
202	202	receive incentives under this subchapter. The commission shall
203	203	promptly pay the incentives when authorized under the registration
204	204	program established by this subsection.
205	205	SECTION 5. Section 386.154, Health and Safety Code, is
206	206	amended by amending Subsections (a), (b), and (d) and adding
207	207	Subsections (f), (g), and (h) to read as follows:
208	208	(a) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by compressed
209	209	natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas is eligible for a $5,000
210	210	incentive if the vehicle:
211	211	(1) has four wheels;
212	212	(2) was originally manufactured to comply with and has
213	213	been certified by an original equipment manufacturer or
214	214	intermediate or final state vehicle manufacturer as complying with,
215	215	or has been altered to comply with, federal motor vehicle safety
216	216	standards, state emissions regulations, and any additional federal
217	217	or state regulations applicable to vehicles powered by compressed
218	218	natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas;
219	219	(3) was manufactured for use primarily on public
220	220	streets, roads, and highways;
221	221	(4) has a dedicated or bi-fuel compressed natural gas
222	222	or liquefied petroleum gas fuel system:
223	223	(A) installed prior to first sale or within 500
224	224	miles of operation of the vehicle following first sale; and
225	225	(B) with a range of at least 125 miles as
226	226	estimated, published, and updated by the United States
227	227	Environmental Protection Agency;
228	228	(5) has, as applicable, a:
229	229	(A) compressed natural gas fuel system that
230	230	complies with the:
231	231	(i) 2013 NFPA 52 Vehicular Gaseous Fuel
232	232	Systems Code; and
233	233	(ii) American National Standard for Basic
234	234	Requirements for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fuel
235	235	Containers, commonly cited as "ANSI/CSA NGV2"; or
236	236	(B) liquefied petroleum gas fuel system that
237	237	complies with:
238	238	(i) the 2011 NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum
239	239	Gas Code; and
240	240	(ii) Section VII of the 2013 ASME Boiler and
241	241	Pressure Vessel Code; and
242	242	(6) was sold or leased [acquired] on or after
243	243	September 1, 2013, or a later date established by the commission, by
244	244	the seller or lessor [person] applying for the incentive under this
245	245	subsection and for use or lease by the purchaser or lessee of the
246	246	vehicle [that person] and not for resale.
247	247	(b) If the commission determines that an updated version of
248	248	a code or standard described by Subsection (a)(5) is more stringent
249	249	than the version of the code or standard described by Subsection
250	250	(a)(5), the commission by rule may provide that a vehicle for which
251	251	a seller or lessor [person] applies for an incentive under
252	252	Subsection (a) is eligible for the incentive only if the vehicle
253	253	complies with the updated version of the code or standard.
254	254	(d) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by an electric
255	255	drive is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle:
256	256	(1) has four wheels;
257	257	(2) was manufactured for use primarily on public
258	258	streets, roads, and highways;
259	259	(3) has not been modified from the original
260	260	manufacturer 's specifications;
261	261	(4) has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles
262	262	per hour;
263	263	(5) is propelled to a significant extent by an
264	264	electric motor that draws electricity from a hydrogen fuel cell or
265	265	from a battery that:
266	266	(A) has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt
267	267	hours; and
268	268	(B) is capable of being recharged from an
269	269	external source of electricity; [and]
270	270	(6) is not designed, used, or maintained primarily to
271	271	transport property; and
272	272	(7) was sold or leased [acquired] on or after
273	273	September 1, 2013, or a later date as established by the commission,
274	274	by the seller or lessor [person] applying for the incentive under
275	275	this subsection and for use or lease by the purchaser or lessee of
276	276	the vehicle [that person] and not for resale.
277	277	(f) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by an electric
278	278	drive is eligible for a $4,000 incentive if the vehicle:
279	279	(1) satisfies the requirements of Subsections
280	280	(d)(1)-(5);
281	281	(2) is designed, used, or maintained primarily to
282	282	transport property; and
283	283	(3) was sold or leased on or after September 1, 2021,
284	284	or a later date as established by the commission, by the seller or
285	285	lessor applying for the incentive under this subsection and for use
286	286	or lease by the purchaser or lessee of the vehicle and not for
287	287	resale.
288	288	(g) The incentive under Subsection (f) is limited to 2,000
289	289	vehicles for each state fiscal biennium.
290	290	(h) Notwithstanding Subsections (c), (e), and (g) and
291	291	subject to Section 386.252(a)(11), at the beginning of the second
292	292	state fiscal year of the biennium, the commission shall adjust the
293	293	initial vehicle limitations provided under Subsections (c), (e),
294	294	and (g) based on demand for incentives under this section during the
295	295	preceding state fiscal year.
296	296	SECTION 6. Sections 386.157(a) and (c), Health and Safety
297	297	Code, are amended to read as follows:
298	298	(a) A seller or lessor of [person who purchases or leases] a
299	299	new light-duty motor vehicle described by Section 386.154 and
300	300	listed under Section 386.156(a) is eligible to apply for an
301	301	incentive under this subchapter.
302	302	(c) To receive money under an incentive program provided by
303	303	this subchapter, the seller or lessor of a light-duty motor vehicle
304	304	shall verify online that funds are available, that the seller or
305	305	lessor is eligible [the purchaser or lessee of a new light-duty
306	306	motor vehicle who is eligible to apply] for an incentive under this
307	307	subchapter, and if the incentive is for a vehicle described by
308	308	Section 386.154(d) or (f), that the purchaser or lessee of the
309	309	vehicle has watched an online video that explains how and when to
310	310	charge an electric vehicle to reduce peak demand for electricity
311	311	and reduce air emissions [shall apply for the incentive in the
312	312	manner provided by law or by rule of the commission].
313	313	SECTION 7. Section 386.158, Health and Safety Code, is
314	314	amended to read as follows:
315	315	Sec. 386.158. COMMISSION TO ACCOUNT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
316	316	PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES.
317	317	(a) The commission by rule shall develop a method to
318	318	administer and account for the motor vehicle purchase or lease
319	319	incentives authorized by this subchapter and to pay incentive money
320	320	to the seller [purchaser] or lessor [lessee] of a new motor
321	321	vehicle[, on application of the purchaser or lessee as provided by
322	322	this subchapter].
323	323	(b) The commission shall develop and publish online forms
324	324	and instructions for the seller [purchaser] or lessor [lessee] of a
325	325	new motor vehicle to use in applying to the commission for an
326	326	incentive payment under this subchapter. [The commission shall
327	327	make the forms available to new motor vehicle dealers and leasing
328	328	agents. Dealers and leasing agents shall make the forms available
329	329	to their prospective purchasers or lessees.]
330	330	(c) The commission may require the online submission of
331	331	forms and documentation as needed to verify eligibility for an
332	332	incentive under this subchapter.
333	333	SECTION 8. Section 386.159, Health and Safety Code, is
334	334	amended to read as follows:
335	335	Sec. 386.159. PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES ONLINE PORTAL
336	336	[INFORMATION]. [(a)] The commission shall establish an online
337	337	portal [a toll-free telephone number available to motor vehicle
338	338	dealers and leasing agents for the dealers and agents to call] to
339	339	verify that incentives are available. [The commission may provide
340	340	for issuing verification numbers over the telephone line.
341	341	[(b) Reliance by a dealer or leasing agent on information
342	342	provided by the commission is a complete defense to an action
343	343	involving or based on eligibility of a vehicle for an incentive or
344	344	availability of vehicles eligible for an incentive.]
345	345	SECTION 9. Section 386.160, Health and Safety Code, is
346	346	amended to read as follows:
347	347	Sec. 386.160. RESERVATION OF INCENTIVES. The commission
348	348	may provide for new motor vehicle sellers [dealers] and leasing
349	349	agents to reserve for a limited time period incentives for eligible
350	350	vehicles [that are not readily available and must be ordered,] if
351	351	the seller [dealer] or leasing agent has a purchase or lease order
352	352	signed by an identified customer.
353	353	SECTION 10. Sections 386.250(b) and (c), Health and Safety
354	354	Code, as effective September 1, 2021, are amended to read as
355	355	follows:
356	356	(b) The fund consists of:
357	357	(1) the amount of money deposited to the credit of the
358	358	fund under:
359	359	(A) Section 386.056;
360	360	(B) Sections 151.0515 and 152.0215, Tax Code; and
361	361	(C) Sections 501.138, 502.358, and 548.5055,
362	362	Transportation Code; [and]
363	363	(2) grant money recaptured under Section
364	364	386.111(d)And Chapter 391; and
365	365	(3) federal funds deposited to the credit of the fund.
366	366	(c) Not later than the 30th day after the last day of each
367	367	state fiscal biennium, the commission shall transfer the
368	368	unencumbered balance of the fund remaining on the last day of the
369	369	state fiscal biennium to the credit of the Texas emissions
370	370	reduction plan account. This subsection does not apply to federal
371	371	funds deposited to the credit of the fund.
372	372	SECTION 11. Section 386.252, Health and Safety Code, as
373	373	effective September 1, 2021, is amended by amending Subsection (a)
374	374	and adding Subsection (i) to read as follows:
375	375	(a) Money in the fund and account may be used only to
376	376	implement and administer programs established under the plan.
377	377	Subject to the reallocation of funds by the commission under
378	378	Subsection (h), money from the fund and account to be used for the
379	379	programs under Section 386.051(b) shall initially be allocated as
380	380	follows:
381	381	(1) four percent may be used for the clean school bus
382	382	program under Chapter 390;
383	383	(2) three percent may be used for the new technology
384	384	implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from which at least
385	385	$1 million will be set aside for electricity storage projects
386	386	related to renewable energy;
387	387	(3) five percent may be used for the clean fleet
388	388	program under Chapter 392;
389	389	(4) not more than $3 million may be used by the
390	390	commission to fund a regional air monitoring program in commission
391	391	Regions 3 and 4 to be implemented under the commission 's oversight,
392	392	including direction regarding the type, number, location, and
393	393	operation of, and data validation practices for, monitors funded by
394	394	the program through a regional nonprofit entity located in North
395	395	Texas having representation from counties, municipalities, higher
396	396	education institutions, and private sector interests across the
397	397	area;
398	398	(5) 10 percent may be used for the Texas natural gas
399	399	vehicle grant program under Chapter 394;
400	400	(6) eight percent [not more than $6 million] may be
401	401	used for the Texas alternative fueling facilities program under
402	402	Chapter 393, of which a specified amount may be used for fueling
403	403	stations to provide natural gas fuel[, except that money may not be
404	404	allocated for the Texas alternative fueling facilities program for
405	405	the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2019];
406	406	(7) not more than $750,000 may be used each year to
407	407	support research related to air quality as provided by Chapter 387;
408	408	(8) not more than $200,000 may be used for a health
409	409	effects study;
410	410	(9) at least $6 million but not more than $16 million
411	411	may be used by the commission for administrative costs, including
412	412	all direct and indirect costs for administering the plan, costs for
413	413	conducting outreach and education activities, and costs
414	414	attributable to the review or approval of applications for
415	415	marketable emissions reduction credits;
416	416	(10) six percent may be used by the commission for the
417	417	seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program established
418	418	under Subchapter D-1;
419	419	(11) five percent may be used for the light-duty motor
420	420	vehicle purchase or lease incentive program established under
421	421	Subchapter D;
422	422	(12) not more than $216,000 may be used by the
423	423	commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the
424	424	Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station annually for the
425	425	development and annual computation of creditable statewide
426	426	emissions reductions obtained through wind and other renewable
427	427	energy resources for the state implementation plan;
428	428	(13) not more than $500,000 may be used for studies of
429	429	or pilot programs for incentives for port authorities located in
430	430	nonattainment areas or affected counties to encourage cargo
431	431	movement that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate
432	432	matter; and
433	433	(14) the balance is to be used by the commission for
434	434	the diesel emissions reduction incentive program under Subchapter C
435	435	as determined by the commission.
436	436	(i) Notwithstanding any other law, federal funds deposited
437	437	to the credit of the fund may be used only as provided by the terms
438	438	of the applicable federal funds agreement.
439	439	SECTION 19. (a) In this section:
440	440	(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
441	441	Environmental Quality.
442	442	(2) "Vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section
443	443	541.201, Transportation Code.
444	444	(3) "Vehicle recycler" means a person engaged in the
445	445	business of acquiring, dismantling, or preparing for recycling six
446	446	or more end-of-life vehicles in a calendar year for the primary
447	447	purpose of reselling the vehicles ' parts. The term includes a
448	448	salvage vehicle dealer licensed under Chapter 2302, Occupations
449	449	Code.
450	450	(b) Using existing funds, the commission shall conduct a
451	451	study on policies pertaining to the recovery and recycling of
452	452	lithium-ion and other propulsion batteries sold with electric
453	453	vehicles in this state. The study must examine:
454	454	(1) methods to ensure that as close to 100 percent as
455	455	possible of electric vehicle batteries in this state are reused or
456	456	recycled at end-of-life in a safe and cost-effective manner;
457	457	(2) policy recommendations that reflect entire life
458	458	cycle considerations for electric vehicle batteries, including
459	459	opportunities and barriers to the reuse of electric vehicle
460	460	batteries as energy storage systems after a battery is removed from
461	461	a vehicle;
462	462	(3) best management considerations for electric
463	463	vehicle batteries at end-of-life and the overall effect of
464	464	different management practices on the environment;
465	465	(4) in-state and out-of-state options for the
466	466	recycling of electric vehicle batteries; and
467	467	(5) future electric vehicle battery technologies.
468	468	(c) Not later than January 1, 2022, the commission shall
469	469	establish and convene an advisory group to provide guidance and
470	470	direction to the commission for purposes of conducting the study
471	471	required by this section and making legislative recommendations
472	472	based on the study. The advisory group shall meet at least
473	473	quarterly.
474	474	(d) The commission shall appoint to the advisory group at
475	475	least one member from each of the following:
476	476	(1) a representative from the Texas Economic
477	477	Development and Tourism Office;
478	478	(2) a representative from the Public Utility
479	479	Commission of Texas;
480	480	(3) a manufacturer of electric vehicles;
481	481	(4) an organization that represents one or more
482	482	vehicle manufacturers;
483	483	(5) a nonprofit organization that represents
484	484	utilities, electric vehicle manufacturers, and charging companies;
485	485	(6) an electronic waste recycler or an organization
486	486	that represents one or more electronic waste recyclers;
487	487	(7) a vehicle repair dealer or an organization that
488	488	represents one or more vehicle repair dealers;
489	489	(8) a vehicle recycler or an organization that
490	490	represents one or more vehicle recyclers;
491	491	(9) a nationwide environmental organization that
492	492	researches waste reduction and recycling strategies;
493	493	(10) a representative of the large-scale lithium-ion
494	494	and other energy storage technology industries;
495	495	(11) an electric vehicle battery manufacturer; and
496	496	(12) a standards-developing organization that has a
497	497	focus on automotive engineering.
498	498	(e) In advising the commission under this section, the
499	499	advisory group shall consult with:
500	500	(1) universities and research institutions that have
501	501	conducted research in the area of battery recycling;
502	502	(2) manufacturers of electric and hybrid vehicles; and
503	503	(3) the recycling industry.
504	504	(f) Not later than December 1, 2022, the commission shall
505	505	prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and
506	506	each member of the legislature a written report that includes a
507	507	summary of the results of the study conducted under this section and
508	508	any legislative recommendations based on the study.
509	509	(g) The advisory group is abolished and this section expires
510	510	January 1, 2023.
511	511	SECTION 20. The Texas Transportation Electrification
512	512	Council shall submit its first report under Section 490I.009,
513	513	Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than December 1,
514	514	2024.
515	515	SECTION 21. The changes in law made by this Act to Chapter
516	516	386, Health and Safety Code, apply only to a Texas emissions
517	517	reduction plan grant awarded on or after the effective date of this
518	518	Act. A grant awarded before the effective date of this Act is
519	519	governed by the law in effect on the date the award was made, and the
520	520	former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
521	521	SECTION 22. Not later than December 1, 2024, the Texas
522	522	Commission of Licensing and Regulation shall adopt the rules
523	523	required by Section 2311.002, Occupations Code, as added by this
524	524	Act.
525	525	SECTION 23. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.