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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to marine vessel projects in the diesel emissions |
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reduction incentive program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 386.104(c) and (c-1), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, for a |
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proposed project as described by Section 386.102(b), [other than a |
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project involving a marine vessel or engine,] not less than 75 |
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percent of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation projected |
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for the five years immediately following the award of a grant must |
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be projected to take place in a nonattainment area or affected |
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county of this state. The commission may set the minimum percentage |
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of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation required to take |
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place in a nonattainment area or affected county at a percentage and |
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for a period that is different from the percentage and period |
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specified by this subsection, provided that the commission may not |
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set the minimum percentage at a level that is less than 55 percent. |
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The commission may allow vehicle travel on highways and roadways, |
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or portions of a highway or roadway, designated by the commission |
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and located outside a nonattainment area or affected county to |
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count towards the percentage of use requirement in this subsection. |
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(c-1) For a proposed project involving a marine vessel or |
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engine, not less than 25 percent of the hours of operation projected |
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for the five years immediately following the award of a grant must |
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be projected to take place in: |
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(1) [the vessel or engine must be operated in the] |
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intercoastal waterways or bays; or |
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(2) the waters of the Gulf of Mexico within 15 miles of |
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the coast of this state [adjacent to a nonattainment area or |
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affected county of this state for a sufficient amount of time over |
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the lifetime of the project, as determined by the commission, to |
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meet the cost-effectiveness requirements of Section 386.105]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |