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By: Thompson of Brazoria, Zwiener |
H.B. No. 1346 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Powell) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2019; |
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April 29, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 9, 2019, reported |
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adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following |
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vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 9, 2019, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1346 |
By: Powell |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility requirements for the diesel emissions |
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reduction incentive program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 386.104, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsections (c-1) and |
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(c-2) to read as follows: |
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(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, for |
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[For] a proposed project as described by Section 386.102(b), other |
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than a project involving a marine vessel or engine, not less than 75 |
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percent of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation projected |
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for the five years immediately following the award of a grant must |
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be projected to take place in a nonattainment area or affected |
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county of this state. The commission may set the minimum percentage |
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of vehicle miles traveled or hours of operation required to take |
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place in a nonattainment area or affected county at a percentage and |
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for a period that is different from the percentage and period |
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specified by this subsection, provided that the commission may not |
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set the minimum percentage at a level that is less than 55 percent. |
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The commission may [also] allow vehicle travel on highways and |
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roadways, or portions of a highway or roadway, designated by the |
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commission and located outside a nonattainment area or affected |
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county to count towards the percentage of use requirement in this |
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subsection. |
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(c-1) For a proposed project involving a marine vessel or |
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engine, the vessel or engine must be operated in the intercoastal |
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waterways or bays adjacent to a nonattainment area or affected |
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county of this state for a sufficient amount of time over the |
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lifetime of the project, as determined by the commission, to meet |
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the cost-effectiveness requirements of Section 386.105. |
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(c-2) For a proposed project involving non-road equipment |
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used for natural gas recovery purposes, the equipment must be |
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operated in a nonattainment area or affected county for a |
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sufficient amount of use over the lifetime of the project, as |
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determined by the commission, to meet the cost-effectiveness |
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requirements of Section 386.105. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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