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Senate Bill 1731 |
Senate Author: Birdwell et al. |
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Effective: See below |
House Sponsor: Meyer |
Senate Bill 1731 abolishes the Agriculture and Wildlife Research and Management Advisory Committee, the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal Committee, the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council, the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee, the Border Security Council, the College Opportunity Act Committee, the Texas Distinguished Service Awards Committee, the advisory board of economic development stakeholders, the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board, the Fire Ant Research and Management Account Advisory Committee, the Agriculture Policy Board, the Advisory Oversight Community Outreach Committee, the Rain Harvesting and Water Recycling Task Force, the State Cogeneration Council, the Premarital Education Handbook Advisory Committee, the Independent Review Organization Advisory Group, and the Vehicle Protection Product Warrantor Advisory Board. The bill repeals provisions relating to these abolished entities and to the State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day Medal, the College Opportunity Act, the Texas Distinguished Service Medal, the fire ant basic research program, and the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council.
Senate Bill 1731 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for the assumption by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain responsibilities and duties of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board and to set out provisions relating to the publication of notice in the Texas Registrar regarding national ambient air quality standards for ozone and the creation of a light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program and a governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program. The bill revises provisions regarding the drayage truck incentive program to expand that program into a seaport and rail yard areas emissions reduction program. The bill revises provisions relating to the use of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and the alternative fueling facilities program.
Senate Bill 1731 amends the Agriculture Code and the Government Code to conform to the repeal of the Agriculture and Wildlife Research and Management Advisory Committee and the State Cogeneration Council, respectively.
Senate Bill 1731 takes effect September 1, 2017, except that the bill's Health and Safety Code provisions take effect on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory board is abolished.