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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of money authorized to be used for Clean Air |
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Act local initiative projects related to vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.220(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Fees collected under Sections 382.202 and 382.302 may be |
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used, in an amount not to exceed $10 [$5] million per fiscal year, |
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for projects described by Subsection (b). The fees shall be made |
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available only to counties participating in the low-income vehicle |
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repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement |
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programs created under Section 382.209 and only on a matching |
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basis, whereby the commission provides money to a county in the same |
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amount that the county dedicates to a project authorized by |
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Subsection (b). The commission may reduce the match requirement |
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for a county that proposes to develop and implement independent |
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test facility fraud detection programs, including the use of remote |
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sensing technology for coordinating with law enforcement officials |
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to detect, prevent, and prosecute the use of counterfeit state |
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inspection stickers. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |