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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to |
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reduce emissions from certain marine vessels. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 386.051(b-1), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Under the plan, the commission may establish and |
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administer other programs, including other grants or funding |
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programs, as determined by the commission to be necessary or |
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effective in fulfilling its duties and achieving the objectives |
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described under Section 386.052. The commission may apply the |
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criteria and requirements applicable to the programs under |
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Subsection (b) to programs established under this subsection, or |
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the commission may establish separate criteria and requirements as |
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necessary to achieve the commission's objectives. The additional |
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programs shall be consistent with and comply with all applicable |
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laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to the use of state |
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funds, the awarding and administration of grants and contracts, and |
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achieving reductions in ozone precursors or particulate matter. |
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Under this subsection, the commission may place a priority on |
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programs that address the following goals: |
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(1) reduction of emissions of oxides of nitrogen or |
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particulate matter from heavy-duty on-road vehicles and non-road |
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equipment, including drayage vehicles, locomotives, and marine |
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vessels, at seaport facilities or servicing seaport facilities in |
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nonattainment areas; [and] |
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(2) reduction of emissions from the operation of |
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drilling, production, completions, and related heavy-duty on-road |
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vehicles or non-road equipment in oil and gas production fields |
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where the commission determines that the programs can help prevent |
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that area or an adjacent area from being in violation of national |
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ambient air quality standards; and |
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(3) reduction of emissions from marine vessels |
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operated by pilots engaged in pilot services, as those terms are |
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defined by Section 61.002, Transportation Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |