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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease |
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incentive program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 386.152(b) and (c), Health and Safety |
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Code, are 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 in this state or from a vendor or lessor |
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located in another state of new light-duty motor vehicles powered |
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by compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or electric |
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drives for a purchaser or lessee who agrees to register and operate |
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the vehicle in this state for a minimum period of time to be |
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established by the commission. |
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(c) Only one incentive will be provided for each new |
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light-duty motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is not eligible for an |
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incentive under this subchapter if the vehicle has been used to |
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qualify for a similar incentive in another jurisdiction. The |
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incentive shall be provided to the lessee and not to the purchaser |
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if the motor vehicle is purchased for the purpose of leasing the |
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vehicle to another person. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 386.153(b-1) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The incentive under Subsection (a) is limited to 2,000 |
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vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2015 |
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[2013]. |
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(d) The incentive under Subsection (c) is limited to 2,000 |
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vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2015 |
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[2013]. |
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SECTION 3. 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. The manufacturer may supplement the list |
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provided to the commission under this section as necessary to |
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include additional new vehicle models the manufacturer intends to |
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sell [in this state] during the model year. |
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SECTION 4. Section 386.160(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to other forms developed and published under |
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this section, the commission shall develop and publish a |
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verification form by which, with information provided by the dealer |
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or leasing agent, the commission can verify the sale of a vehicle |
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covered by this subchapter. The verification form shall include at |
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least the name of the purchaser, the vehicle identification number |
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of the vehicle involved, the date of the purchase, and the name of |
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the new motor dealer or leasing agent involved in the transaction. |
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At the time of sale or lease in this state of a vehicle eligible for |
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an incentive under this subchapter, a [the] dealer or leasing agent |
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in this state shall complete the verification form supplied to the |
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dealer by the commission. The purchaser or lessee shall include the |
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completed verification form as part of the purchaser's application |
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for an incentive. A [The] dealer in this state shall maintain a copy |
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of the completed verification form for at least two years from the |
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date of the transaction. |
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SECTION 5. Section 386.162, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 386.162. EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires August |
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31, 2017 [2015]. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |