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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the purchase of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by |
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state agencies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 2158, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2158.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2158.010. PURCHASE OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC |
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VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "plug-in hybrid electric vehicle" |
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means a vehicle that is powered by both: |
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(1) an internal combustion engine; and |
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(2) an electric motor supplied by batteries that can |
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be charged from an external electrical outlet. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 2158.004, 2158.005, or 2158.009 |
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or any other law, a state agency may not purchase a vehicle unless |
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the vehicle is a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. |
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(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the state agency |
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determines that the cost over a five-year period to purchase and |
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operate a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle of the type required by |
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the agency is greater than the cost over a five-year period to |
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purchase and operate a similar vehicle that is not a plug-in hybrid |
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electric vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Subchapter A, Chapter 2158, |
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Government Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER A. PURCHASE OF [PASSENGER] VEHICLES |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |