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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to incentives for the purchase or lease of an |
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electric-powered light-duty motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 386.152(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The program shall authorize statewide incentives for |
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the purchase or lease, according to the schedule provided by |
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Section 386.153, of new gasoline-powered light-duty motor vehicles |
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that are certified by the United States Environmental Protection |
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Agency to meet an emissions standard that is at least as stringent |
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as those provided by Section 386.153(a) and new light-duty motor |
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vehicles powered wholly or partly by an electric motor under |
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Section 386.153(b) [386.153] for a purchaser or lessee who agrees |
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to register the vehicle in this state and to operate the vehicle in |
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this state for not less than 75 percent of the vehicle's annual |
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mileage. |
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SECTION 2. Section 386.153, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 386.153. LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE |
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INCENTIVE SCHEDULE. (a) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered |
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exclusively by a gasoline engine is eligible for an incentive |
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according to the following schedule: |
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Incentive emissions standard and incentive amount |
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Model year 2003-2007 |
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Bin 4 $1,250 |
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Bin 3 $2,225 |
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Bin 2 $3,750 |
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Bin 1 $5,000 |
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(b) A new light-duty motor vehicle powered wholly or partly |
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by an electric motor, including a vehicle that draws power from a |
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battery or a hybrid engine, is eligible for a $2,500 incentive. A |
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recreational vehicle, as defined by Section 522.004(b), |
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Transportation Code, that draws power from a battery or a hybrid |
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engine solely for purposes other than propulsion is not eligible |
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for an incentive under this subsection. |
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(c) The incentive under Subsection (b) is limited to 2,000 |
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vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2011. |
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This subsection expires September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 3. Section 386.154, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 386.154. MODIFICATION OF INCENTIVE EMISSIONS |
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STANDARDS. After evaluating new technologies and after public |
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notice and comment, the commission, in consultation with the |
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advisory board, may change the incentive emissions standards |
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established by Section 386.153(a) [386.153] to improve the ability |
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of the program to achieve its goals. |
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SECTION 4. Section 386.155, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 386.155. MANUFACTURER'S REPORT. At the beginning of |
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but not later than July 1 of each year preceding the vehicle model |
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year, a manufacturer of motor vehicles shall provide to the |
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commission a list of the new vehicle models that the manufacturer |
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intends to sell in this state during that model year that meet the |
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incentive emissions standards established by the schedules set out |
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under Section 386.153(a) or that are motor vehicles powered wholly |
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or partly by an electric motor as described by Section 386.153(b) |
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[386.153]. The manufacturer may supplement the list provided to |
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the commission under this section as necessary to include |
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additional new vehicle models the manufacturer intends to sell in |
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this state during the model year. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |