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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the implementation by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality of a low-emission vehicle program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Low-Emission Vehicle |
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Act. |
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SECTION 2. This Act is intended to protect the health and |
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safety of the residents of this state. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0192 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0192. LOW-EMISSION VEHICLE PROGRAM. (a) In this |
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section, "Phase II of the California Low-Emission Vehicle program" |
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means the second phase of the low-emission vehicle program being |
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implemented in California pursuant to the provisions of the federal |
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Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.) and the California |
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Code of Regulations. |
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(b) The commission shall implement a low-emission vehicle |
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program that is consistent with Phase II of the California |
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Low-Emission Vehicle program. The program applies only to motor |
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vehicles with a model year of 2009 or later. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to |
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implement this section in a manner that maintains consistency with |
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Phase II of the California Low-Emission Vehicle program. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |