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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a program administered by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality to connect clean vehicle program applicants |
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with certain vehicle owners to facilitate the issuance of grants or |
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other funding for the replacement of those vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 386, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 386.058 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 386.058. DATABASE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH INITIATIVE TO |
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FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN DIESEL-POWERED VEHICLES. (a) |
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The commission shall administer a program designed to facilitate |
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the replacement of pre-2009 model year diesel-powered vehicles by |
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connecting applicants for a grant or other funding with owners of |
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those diesel-powered vehicles to enable the applicant to partner |
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with the vehicle owner for purposes of satisfying the requirements |
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established under the plan. |
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(b) In administering the program, the commission shall: |
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(1) develop and maintain a database of owners of |
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pre-2009 model year diesel-powered vehicles who are willing to |
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partner with applicants for a state or local clean vehicle program |
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as described by Subsection (a); and |
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(2) conduct a public outreach initiative to promote |
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awareness of and participation in the program and in applicable |
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state and local clean vehicle programs. |
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(c) The database developed under Subsection (b)(1) must: |
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(1) include owner contact information, vehicle |
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information, and other relevant information as determined by the |
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commission; and |
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(2) require applicants described by Subsection (a) to |
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register with the commission in order to access the database. |
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(d) In conducting the public outreach initiative under |
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Subsection (b)(2), the commission: |
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(1) shall include educational materials and |
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information on the program on the commission's Internet website; |
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and |
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(2) may collaborate with local governments, regional |
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councils of government, port authorities, and other appropriate |
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entities and stakeholders to recruit participants in the database |
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and to encourage applications for state and local clean vehicle |
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programs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |