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SECTION 2. Section 394.010,
Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and
adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
(a) In this section,
"state highway system" means the highways in this state included
in the plan providing for a system of state highways prepared by the
executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation under Section
201.103, Transportation Code.
(a-1) To ensure that
natural gas vehicles purchased, leased, or otherwise commercially financed
or repowered under the program have access to fuel, and to build the
foundation for a self-sustaining market for natural gas vehicles in Texas,
the commission shall award grants to support the development of a network
of natural gas vehicle fueling stations:
(1) along the
interstate highways connecting Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth;
and
(2) along the state
highway system in counties contained wholly or partly in the triangular
area described by Subdivision (1).
(a-2) In awarding the
grants, the commission shall provide for:
(1) strategically placed
natural gas vehicle fueling stations in and between the Houston, San
Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth areas to enable a natural gas vehicle to
travel in [along] that triangular area relying solely on
natural gas fuel;
(2) grants to be dispersed
through a competitive bidding process to offset a portion of the cost of
installation of the natural gas dispensing equipment;
(3) contracts that require
the recipient stations to meet operational, maintenance, and reporting
requirements as specified by the commission; and
(4) a listing, to be
maintained by the commission and made available to the public online, of
all natural gas vehicle fueling stations that have received grant funding,
including location and hours of operation.
(d) Stations funded by
grants under this section must be publicly accessible and located not more
than three miles from a highway designated as part of the state highway
system or an interstate highway system. The commission shall give
preference to:
(1) stations providing both
liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas at a single location; and
(2) stations located not
more than one mile from a highway designated as part of:
(A) the state highway
system; or
(B) an interstate
highway system.
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SECTION 2. Section 394.010,
Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) and
adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (h), and (i) to read as follows:
(a) In this section:
(1) "State highway
system" means the highways in this state included in the plan
providing for a system of state highways prepared by the executive director
of the Texas Department of Transportation under Section 201.103, Transportation
Code.
(2) "United States highway" means a highway designated as
part of the United States highway system by the American Association of
State Highways and Transportation Officials.
(a-1) To ensure that
natural gas vehicles purchased, leased, or otherwise commercially financed
or repowered under the program have access to fuel, and to build the
foundation for a self-sustaining market for natural gas vehicles in Texas,
the commission shall award grants to support the development of a network of
natural gas vehicle fueling stations:
(1) along the
interstate highways connecting Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth;
and
(2) along the state
highway system or a United States highway
in counties contained wholly or partly in the triangular area described by
Subdivision (1).
(a-2) In awarding the
grants, the commission shall provide for:
(1) strategically placed
natural gas vehicle fueling stations in and between the Houston, San
Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth areas to enable a natural gas vehicle to
travel in [along] that triangular area relying solely on
natural gas fuel;
(2) grants to be dispersed
through a competitive bidding process to offset a portion of the cost of
installation of the natural gas dispensing equipment;
(3) contracts that require
the recipient stations to meet operational, maintenance, and reporting
requirements as specified by the commission; and
(4) a listing, to be
maintained by the commission and made available to the public online, of
all natural gas vehicle fueling stations that have received grant funding,
including location and hours of operation.
(d) Stations funded by
grants under this section must be publicly accessible and located not more
than three miles from a highway designated as part of the state highway
system, a United States highway, or
an interstate highway system. The commission shall give preference to:
(1) stations providing both
liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas at a single location; and
(2) stations located not
more than one mile from a highway designated as part of:
(A) the state highway
system;
(B) a United States highway; or
(C) an interstate
highway system.
(h) An application for a grant under this section must contain a
certification that the applicant is in compliance with all laws, rules, and
requirements regarding taxation of fuel provided by the applicant at any
fueling facility owned or operated by the applicant existing at the time
the application was filed.
(i) The commission may terminate a grant awarded under this section
without further obligation to the grant recipient if the commission
determines that the recipient was not in compliance with a law, rule, or
requirement described by Subsection (h) at the time of application. This
subsection does not create a cause of action to contest an application or
award of a grant.
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