89R10647 JRR-D
By: Lozano H.B. No. 3079
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to
reduce emissions from certain marine vessels.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 386.051(b-1), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b-1) Under the plan, the commission may establish and
administer other programs, including other grants or funding
programs, as determined by the commission to be necessary or
effective in fulfilling its duties and achieving the objectives
described under Section 386.052. The commission may apply the
criteria and requirements applicable to the programs under
Subsection (b) to programs established under this subsection, or
the commission may establish separate criteria and requirements as
necessary to achieve the commission's objectives. The additional
programs shall be consistent with and comply with all applicable
laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to the use of state
funds, the awarding and administration of grants and contracts, and
achieving reductions in ozone precursors or particulate matter.
Under this subsection, the commission may place a priority on
programs that address the following goals:
(1) reduction of emissions of oxides of nitrogen or
particulate matter from heavy-duty on-road vehicles and non-road
equipment, including drayage vehicles, locomotives, and marine
vessels, at seaport facilities or servicing seaport facilities in
nonattainment areas; [and]
(2) reduction of emissions from the operation of
drilling, production, completions, and related heavy-duty on-road
vehicles or non-road equipment in oil and gas production fields
where the commission determines that the programs can help prevent
that area or an adjacent area from being in violation of national
ambient air quality standards; and
(3) reduction of emissions from marine vessels
operated by pilots engaged in pilot services, as those terms are
defined by Section 61.002, Transportation Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.