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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income |
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vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle |
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retirement program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.221. DISTRIBUTION OF LOW-INCOME VEHICLE REPAIR |
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ASSISTANCE, RETROFIT, AND ACCELERATED VEHICLE RETIREMENT PROGRAM |
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FUNDS. (a) This section applies only to a county that: |
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(1) is or was a participating county; and |
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(2) has remitted to the state fees collected for the |
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low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated |
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vehicle retirement program. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Sections 382.202(g), 382.209, and |
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382.220, not later than January 1, 2024, the commission shall |
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distribute to the counties described by Subsection (a) all |
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available money collected before September 1, 2023, under Section |
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382.202(e) or 382.302 that was designated for the low-income |
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vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle |
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retirement program and is appropriated by the legislature for the |
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purposes described by this subsection. |
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(c) The commission shall distribute the money in reasonable |
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proportion to the amount of fees collected under Section 382.202(e) |
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or 382.302 in those counties or in the regions in which those |
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counties are located. |
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(d) A county that receives money under this section may use |
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the money only to fund a program authorized by Section 382.220(b). |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is |
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required to implement a provision of this Act only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |