89R2245 JRR-F
By: Cortez H.B. No. 205
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling
facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 393.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the
[The] prioritization criteria established under Subsection (a)
must provide that, for each grant round, the commission may not
award a grant to an entity that does not agree to make the
alternative fueling facility accessible and available to the public
at times designated by the grant contract until each eligible
entity that does agree to those terms has been awarded a grant. The
prohibition imposed by this subsection does not apply to a facility
that is:
(1) owned or operated by a transit authority governed
by Chapter 451 or 452, Transportation Code;
(2) located in a county that has a population of more
than one million; and
(3) located in a nonattainment area or an affected
county, as those terms are defined by Section 386.001.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a grant round that begins on or after the effective date of this
Act. A grant round that began before the effective date of this Act
is governed by the law in effect on the date the grant round began,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.