| 1 | 1 | | 88R4507 JRR-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Landgraf H.B. No. 2214 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the allocation of Texas Emissions Reduction Plan funds. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Section 386.252(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 10 | 10 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (a) Money in the fund and account may be used only to |
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| 12 | 12 | | implement and administer programs established under the |
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| 13 | 13 | | plan. Subject to the reallocation of funds by the commission under |
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| 14 | 14 | | Subsection (h) and after remittance to the state highway fund under |
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| 15 | 15 | | Subsection (a-1), money from the fund and account to be used for the |
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| 16 | 16 | | programs under Section 386.051(b) shall initially be allocated as |
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| 17 | 17 | | follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (1) four percent may be used for the clean school bus |
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| 19 | 19 | | program under Chapter 390; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) eight [three] percent may be used for the new |
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| 21 | 21 | | technology implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from |
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| 22 | 22 | | which at least $1 million will be set aside for electricity storage |
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| 23 | 23 | | projects related to renewable energy; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (3) 7.5 [five] percent may be used for the Texas clean |
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| 25 | 25 | | fleet program under Chapter 392; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (4) not more than $3 million may be used by the |
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| 27 | 27 | | commission to fund a regional air monitoring program in commission |
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| 28 | 28 | | Regions 3 and 4 to be implemented under the commission's oversight, |
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| 29 | 29 | | including direction regarding the type, number, location, and |
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| 30 | 30 | | operation of, and data validation practices for, monitors funded by |
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| 31 | 31 | | the program through a regional nonprofit entity located in North |
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| 32 | 32 | | Texas having representation from counties, municipalities, higher |
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| 33 | 33 | | education institutions, and private sector interests across the |
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| 34 | 34 | | area; |
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| 35 | 35 | | (5) five [10] percent may be used for the Texas natural |
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| 36 | 36 | | gas vehicle grant program under Chapter 394; |
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| 37 | 37 | | (6) not more than $6 million may be used for the Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | alternative fueling facilities program under Chapter 393, of which |
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| 39 | 39 | | a specified amount may be used for fueling stations to provide |
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| 40 | 40 | | natural gas fuel, except that money may not be allocated for the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas alternative fueling facilities program for the state fiscal |
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| 42 | 42 | | year ending August 31, 2019; |
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| 43 | 43 | | (7) not more than $750,000 may be used each year to |
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| 44 | 44 | | support research related to air quality as provided by Chapter 387; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (8) not more than $200,000 may be used for a health |
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| 46 | 46 | | effects study; |
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| 47 | 47 | | (9) at least $6 million but not more than $16 million |
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| 48 | 48 | | may be used by the commission for administrative costs, including |
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| 49 | 49 | | all direct and indirect costs for administering the plan, costs for |
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| 50 | 50 | | conducting outreach and education activities, and costs |
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| 51 | 51 | | attributable to the review or approval of applications for |
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| 52 | 52 | | marketable emissions reduction credits; |
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| 53 | 53 | | (10) six percent may be used by the commission for the |
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| 54 | 54 | | seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program established |
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| 55 | 55 | | under Subchapter D-1; |
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| 56 | 56 | | (11) 2.5 [five] percent may be used for the light-duty |
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| 57 | 57 | | motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program established under |
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| 58 | 58 | | Subchapter D; |
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| 59 | 59 | | (12) not more than $216,000 may be used by the |
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| 60 | 60 | | commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the |
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| 61 | 61 | | Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station annually for the |
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| 62 | 62 | | development and annual computation of creditable statewide |
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| 63 | 63 | | emissions reductions obtained through wind and other renewable |
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| 64 | 64 | | energy resources for the state implementation plan; |
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| 65 | 65 | | (13) not more than $500,000 may be used for studies of |
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| 66 | 66 | | or pilot programs for incentives for port authorities located in |
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| 67 | 67 | | nonattainment areas or affected counties to encourage cargo |
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| 68 | 68 | | movement that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate |
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| 69 | 69 | | matter; and |
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| 70 | 70 | | (14) the balance is to be used by the commission for |
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| 71 | 71 | | the diesel emissions reduction incentive program under Subchapter C |
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| 72 | 72 | | as determined by the commission. |
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| 73 | 73 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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