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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean |
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school bus program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 390.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the |
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program include: |
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(1) diesel oxidation catalysts for school buses built |
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before 1994; |
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(2) diesel particulate filters for school buses built |
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from 1994 to 1998; |
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(3) the purchase and use of emission-reducing add-on |
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equipment for school buses, including devices that reduce crankcase |
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emissions; |
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(4) the use of qualifying fuel; |
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(5) other technologies that the commission finds will |
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bring about significant emissions reductions; and |
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(6) replacement of a pre-2011 [pre-2007] model year |
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school bus. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 390.004(c) and (d), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A school bus proposed for replacement must: |
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(1) be of model year 2010 [2006] or earlier; |
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(2) have been owned and operated by the applicant for |
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at least the two years before submission of the grant application; |
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(3) be in good operational condition; and |
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(4) be currently used on a regular, daily route to and |
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from a school. |
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(d) A school bus proposed for purchase to replace a pre-2011 |
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[pre-2007] model year school bus must be of the current model year |
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or the year before the current model year at the time of submission |
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of the grant application. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |