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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of Texas Emissions Reduction Plan funds. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 386.252(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Money in the fund and account may be used only to |
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implement and administer programs established under the |
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plan. Subject to the reallocation of funds by the commission under |
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Subsection (h) and after remittance to the state highway fund under |
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Subsection (a-1), money from the fund and account to be used for the |
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programs under Section 386.051(b) shall initially be allocated as |
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follows: |
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(1) four percent may be used for the clean school bus |
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program under Chapter 390; |
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(2) eight [three] percent may be used for the new |
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technology implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from |
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which at least $1 million will be set aside for electricity storage |
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projects related to renewable energy; |
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(3) 7.5 [five] percent may be used for the Texas clean |
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fleet program under Chapter 392; |
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(4) not more than $3 million may be used by the |
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commission to fund a regional air monitoring program in commission |
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Regions 3 and 4 to be implemented under the commission's oversight, |
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including direction regarding the type, number, location, and |
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operation of, and data validation practices for, monitors funded by |
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the program through a regional nonprofit entity located in North |
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Texas having representation from counties, municipalities, higher |
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education institutions, and private sector interests across the |
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area; |
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(5) five [10] percent may be used for the Texas natural |
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gas vehicle grant program under Chapter 394; |
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(6) not more than $6 million may be used for the Texas |
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alternative fueling facilities program under Chapter 393, of which |
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a specified amount may be used for fueling stations to provide |
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natural gas fuel, except that money may not be allocated for the |
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Texas alternative fueling facilities program for the state fiscal |
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year ending August 31, 2019; |
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(7) not more than $750,000 may be used each year to |
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support research related to air quality as provided by Chapter 387; |
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(8) not more than $200,000 may be used for a health |
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effects study; |
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(9) at least $6 million but not more than $16 million |
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may be used by the commission for administrative costs, including |
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all direct and indirect costs for administering the plan, costs for |
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conducting outreach and education activities, and costs |
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attributable to the review or approval of applications for |
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marketable emissions reduction credits; |
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(10) six percent may be used by the commission for the |
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seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program established |
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under Subchapter D-1; |
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(11) 2.5 [five] percent may be used for the light-duty |
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motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program established under |
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Subchapter D; |
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(12) not more than $216,000 may be used by the |
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commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the |
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Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station annually for the |
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development and annual computation of creditable statewide |
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emissions reductions obtained through wind and other renewable |
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energy resources for the state implementation plan; |
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(13) not more than $500,000 may be used for studies of |
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or pilot programs for incentives for port authorities located in |
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nonattainment areas or affected counties to encourage cargo |
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movement that reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate |
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matter; and |
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(14) the balance is to be used by the commission for |
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the diesel emissions reduction incentive program under Subchapter C |
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as determined by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |