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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling |
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facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 393.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the |
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[The] prioritization criteria established under Subsection (a) |
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must provide that, for each grant round, the commission may not |
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award a grant to an entity that does not agree to make the |
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alternative fueling facility accessible and available to the public |
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at times designated by the grant contract until each eligible |
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entity that does agree to those terms has been awarded a grant. The |
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prohibition imposed by this subsection does not apply to a facility |
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that is: |
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(1) owned or operated by a transit authority governed |
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by Chapter 451 or 452, Transportation Code; |
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(2) located in a county that has a population of more |
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than one million; and |
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(3) located in a nonattainment area or an affected |
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county, as those terms are defined by Section 386.001. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a grant round that begins on or after the effective date of this |
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Act. A grant round that began before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect on the date the grant round began, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |