82R4453 JXC-D

By: Carona S.B. No. 399

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a diesel vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program and low-income vehicle repair assistance for diesel vehicles.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 382.203(b), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(b) In addition to a vehicle described by Subsection (a), the program applies to:

(1) a vehicle with United States governmental plates primarily operated in an affected county;

(2) a vehicle operated on a federal facility in an affected county; [and]

(3) a vehicle primarily operated in an affected county that is exempt from motor vehicle registration requirements or eligible under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, to display an "exempt" license plate; and

(4) a diesel vehicle that the commission determines under Section 382.202(i) should be inspected to minimize emissions.

SECTION 2. Section 382.209(i), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:

(i) Notwithstanding the vehicle replacement requirements provided by Subsection (d)(2), the commission by rule may provide monetary or other compensatory assistance under the low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program, subject to the availability of funds, for the replacement of a vehicle that meets the following criteria:

(1) the vehicle is gasoline-powered or diesel-powered and is at least 10 years old;

(2) the vehicle owner meets applicable financial eligibility criteria;

(3) the vehicle meets the requirements provided by Subsections (e)(1) and (2); and

(4) the vehicle has passed a Department of Public Safety motor vehicle safety inspection or safety and emissions inspection within the 15-month period before the application is submitted.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.