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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of certain money in the Texas emissions |
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reduction plan fund to fund the energy efficiency grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 386.051(b) and (c), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Under the plan, the commission and the comptroller shall |
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provide grants or other funding for: |
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(1) the diesel emissions reduction incentive program |
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established under Subchapter C, including for infrastructure |
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projects established under that subchapter; |
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(2) the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive |
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program established under Subchapter D; |
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(3) the air quality research support program |
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established under Chapter 387; |
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(4) the clean school bus program established under |
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Chapter 390; |
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(5) the new technology implementation grant program |
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established under Chapter 391; |
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(6) the regional air monitoring program established |
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under Section 386.252(a) [386.252(a)(5)]; |
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(7) a health effects study as provided by Section |
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386.252(a) [386.252(a)(7)]; |
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(8) air quality planning activities as provided by |
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Section 386.252(a) [386.252(a)(8)]; [and] |
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(9) the energy efficiency grant program established |
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under Subchapter E; and |
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(10) a contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at |
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the Texas Engineering Experiment Station for computation of |
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creditable statewide emissions reductions as provided by Section |
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386.252(a) [386.252(a)(9)]. |
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(c) Under the plan, the utility commission shall provide |
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grants or other funding in addition to the funding provided by |
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Subsection (b)(9) and Section 386.252(a) for the energy efficiency |
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grant program established under Subchapter E. |
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SECTION 2. Section 386.203, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 386.203. ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS. Money allocated by |
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the commission, comptroller, or utility commission under the grant |
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program developed under this subchapter shall be administered by |
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electric utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipally owned |
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utilities. A participating electric utility, electric |
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cooperative, or municipally owned utility shall be reimbursed from |
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the fund for costs incurred by the utility in administering the |
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energy efficiency grant program established under this subchapter. |
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Reimbursable administrative costs of a participating entity may not |
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exceed 10 percent of the entity's total program budget before |
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January 1, 2003, and may not exceed five percent of the entity's |
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total program budget on or after that date. |
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SECTION 3. Section 386.252, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), 7.5 percent of the |
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money in the fund that is allocated for the diesel emissions |
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reduction program shall be used for the energy efficiency grant |
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program. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |