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| 4 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 8 | | relating to a program administered by the Texas Commission on |
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| 7 | 9 | | Environmental Quality to connect clean vehicle program applicants |
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| 8 | 10 | | with certain vehicle owners to facilitate the issuance of grants or |
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| 9 | 11 | | other funding for the replacement of those vehicles. |
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| 10 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 386, Health and Safety |
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| 12 | 14 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 386.058 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 15 | | Sec. 386.058. DATABASE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE TO |
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| 14 | 16 | | FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLES. (a) |
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| 15 | 17 | | The commission shall administer a program designed to facilitate |
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| 16 | 18 | | the replacement of pre-2009 model year diesel-powered vehicles by |
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| 17 | 19 | | connecting applicants for a grant or other funding with owners of |
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| 18 | 20 | | those diesel-powered vehicles to enable the applicant to partner |
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| 19 | 21 | | with the vehicle owner for purposes of satisfying the requirements |
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| 20 | 22 | | established under the plan. |
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| 21 | 23 | | (b) In administering the program, the commission shall: |
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| 22 | 24 | | (1) develop and maintain a database of owners of |
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| 23 | 25 | | pre-2009 model year diesel-powered vehicles who are willing to |
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| 24 | 26 | | partner with applicants for a state or local clean vehicle program |
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| 25 | 27 | | as described by Subsection (a); and |
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| 26 | 28 | | (2) conduct a public outreach initiative to promote |
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| 27 | 29 | | awareness of and participation in the program and in applicable |
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| 28 | 30 | | state and local clean vehicle programs. |
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| 29 | 31 | | (c) The database developed under Subsection (b)(1) must: |
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| 30 | 32 | | (1) include owner contact information, vehicle |
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| 31 | 33 | | information, and other relevant information as determined by the |
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| 32 | 34 | | commission; and |
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| 33 | 35 | | (2) require applicants described by Subsection (a) to |
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| 34 | 36 | | register with the commission in order to access the database. |
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| 35 | 37 | | (d) In conducting the public outreach initiative under |
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| 36 | 38 | | Subsection (b)(2), the commission: |
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| 37 | 39 | | (1) shall include educational materials and |
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| 38 | 40 | | information on the program on the commission's Internet website; |
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| 39 | 41 | | and |
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| 40 | 42 | | (2) may collaborate with local governments, regional |
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| 41 | 43 | | councils of government, port authorities, and other appropriate |
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| 42 | 44 | | entities and stakeholders to recruit participants in the database |
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| 43 | 45 | | and to encourage applications for state and local clean vehicle |
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| 44 | 46 | | programs. |
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| 45 | 47 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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