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TX Health & Safety Code § 394.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.001. Definitions

Sec. 394.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Certified" includes:(A)  new vehicle or new engine certification by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or(B)  certification or approval by the United States Environmental Protection Agency of a system to convert a vehicle or engine to operate on an alternative fuel and a demonstration by the emissions data used to certify or approve the vehicle or engine, if the commission determines the testing used to obtain the emissions data is consistent with the testing required for approval of an alternative fuel conversion system for new and relatively new vehicles or engines under 40 C.F.R. Part 85.(1-a)  "Clean transportation zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 393.001.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(3)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(4)  "Heavy-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle that:(A)  has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds; and(B)  is certified to or has an engine certified to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles or engines.(5)  "Incremental cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.(6)  "Medium-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 8,500 pounds that:(A)  is certified to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's light-duty emissions standard; or(B)  has an engine certified to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's light-duty emissions standard.(7)  "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.151.(7-a)  "Natural gas engine" means an engine that operates:(A)  solely on natural gas, including compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas; or (B)  on a combination of diesel fuel and natural gas, including compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, or liquefied petroleum gas, and is capable of achieving at least 60 percent displacement of diesel fuel with natural gas.(8)  "Natural gas vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is powered by a natural gas engine.(9)  "Program" means the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program established under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(p), eff. August 30, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-2)(3), eff. August 30, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 9.002, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.002. Program

Sec. 394.002.  PROGRAM.  The commission shall establish and administer the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program to encourage an entity that has a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle to repower the vehicle with a natural gas engine or replace the vehicle with a natural gas vehicle.  Under the program, the commission shall provide grants for eligible heavy-duty motor vehicles and medium-duty motor vehicles to offset the incremental cost for the entity of repowering or replacing the heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.003. Qualifying Vehicles

Sec. 394.003.  QUALIFYING VEHICLES.  (a)  A vehicle is a qualifying vehicle that may be considered for a grant under the program if during the eligibility period established by the commission the entity:(1)  purchased, leased, or otherwise commercially financed the vehicle as an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle that:(A)  is a new natural gas vehicle or, subject to Subsection (c), a used natural gas vehicle;(B)  is certified to the appropriate current federal emissions standards as determined by the commission; and(C)  replaces an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle of the same weight classification and use; or(2)  repowered the on-road motor vehicle to a natural gas vehicle powered by a natural gas engine that is certified to the appropriate current federal emissions standards as determined by the commission.(b)  A heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle is not a qualifying vehicle if the vehicle or the natural gas engine powering the vehicle:(1)  has been awarded a grant under this chapter for a previous reporting period; or(2)  has received a similar grant or tax credit in another jurisdiction if that grant or tax credit program is relied on for credit in the state implementation plan.(c)  A used natural gas vehicle that is proposed to replace an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle must be of model year 2017 or later, provided that the model year may not be more than six years older than the current model year at the time of the submission of the grant application.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(p-1), eff. August 30, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 450 (H.B. 963), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.004. Application for Grant

Sec. 394.004.  APPLICATION FOR GRANT.  (a)  Only an entity operating in this state that operates a heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle may apply for and receive a grant under this chapter.(b)  An application for a grant under this chapter must be made on a form provided by the commission and must contain the information required by the commission.(c)  The commission, after consulting stakeholders, shall:(1)  simplify the application form; and(2)  minimize, to the maximum extent possible, documentation required for an application.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.006. Restriction on Use of Grant

Sec. 394.006.  RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT.  A recipient of a grant under this chapter shall use the grant to pay the incremental costs of the replacement or vehicle repower for which the grant is made, which may include a portion of the initial cost of the natural gas vehicle or natural gas engine, including the cost of the natural gas fuel system and installation.  The recipient may not use the grant to pay the recipient's administrative expenses.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(q), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.007. Amount of Grant

Sec. 394.007.  AMOUNT OF GRANT.  (a)  The commission shall develop a grant schedule that:(1)  assigns a standardized grant in an amount up to 90 percent of the incremental cost of a natural gas vehicle purchase, lease, other commercial finance, or repowering;(2)  is based on:(A)  the certified emission level of nitrogen oxides, or other pollutants as determined by the commission, of the engine powering the natural gas vehicle; and(B)  the usage of the natural gas vehicle; and(3)  may take into account the overall emissions reduction achieved by the natural gas vehicle.(b)  Not less than 60 percent of the total amount of grants awarded under this chapter for the purchase and repowering of motor vehicles must be awarded to motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 33,001 pounds.  The minimum grant requirement under this subsection does not apply if the commission does not receive enough grant applications to satisfy the requirement for motor vehicles described by this subsection that are eligible to receive a grant under this chapter.(c)  A person may not receive a grant under this chapter that, when combined with any other grant, tax credit, or other governmental incentive, exceeds the incremental cost of the vehicle or vehicle repower for which the grant is awarded.  A person shall return to the commission the amount of a grant awarded under this chapter that, when combined with any other grant, tax credit, or other governmental incentive, exceeds the incremental cost of the vehicle or vehicle repower for which the grant is awarded.(d)  The commission shall reduce the amount of a grant awarded under this chapter as necessary to keep the combined incentive total at or below the incremental cost of the vehicle for which the grant is awarded if the grant recipient is eligible to receive an automatic incentive at or before the time a grant is awarded under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 22, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(q-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.008. Grant Procedures

Sec. 394.008.  GRANT PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission shall establish procedures for:(1)  awarding grants under this chapter to reimburse eligible costs;(2)  streamlining the grant application, contracting, reimbursement, and reporting process for qualifying natural gas vehicle purchases or repowers; and(3)  preapproving the award of grants to applicants who propose to purchase and replace motor vehicles described by Section 394.005(b)(2)(B).(b)  Procedures established under this section must:(1)  provide for the commission to compile and regularly update a listing of potentially eligible natural gas vehicles and natural gas engines that are certified to the appropriate current federal emissions standards as determined by the commission;(2)  provide a method to calculate the reduction in emissions of nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, and sulfur compounds for each replacement or repowering;(3)  assign a standardized grant amount for each qualifying vehicle or engine repower under Section 394.007;(4)  allow for processing applications on an ongoing first-come, first-served basis;(5)  require grant applicants to identify natural gas fueling stations that are available to fuel the qualifying vehicle in the area of its use;(6)  provide for payment not later than the 30th day after the date the request for reimbursement for an approved grant is received;(7)  provide for application submission and application status checks using procedures established by the commission, which may include application submission and status checks to be made over the Internet; and(8)  consolidate, simplify, and reduce the administrative work for applicants and the commission associated with grant application, contracting, reimbursement, and reporting requirements.(c)  The commission, or its designee, shall oversee the grant process and is responsible for final approval of any grant.(d)  Grant recipients are responsible for meeting all grant conditions, including reporting and monitoring as required by the commission through the grant contract.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(q-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 394.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 394 - Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program|Section 394.012. Expiration

Sec. 394.012.  EXPIRATION.  This chapter expires on the last day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section 382.037.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 892 (S.B. 385), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.001. Definitions

Sec. 395.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Alternative fuel" means compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen fuel cells, or electricity, including electricity to power fully electric motor vehicles and plug-in hybrid motor vehicles.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(3)  "Incremental cost" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.(4)  "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device designed for transporting persons or property on a public highway that is required to be registered under Chapter 502, Transportation Code.(5)  "Plug-in hybrid motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 2158.001, Government Code.(6)  "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, junior college district, river authority, water district or other special district, or other political subdivision created under the constitution or a statute of this state.(7)  "Program" means the governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program established under this chapter.(8)  "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002, Government Code, and includes the commission.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.002. Program

Sec. 395.002.  PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall establish and administer a governmental alternative fuel fleet grant program to assist an eligible applicant described by Section 395.003 in purchasing or leasing new motor vehicles that operate primarily on an alternative fuel.(b)  The program may provide a grant to an applicant described by Section 395.003 to:(1)  purchase or lease a new motor vehicle described by Section 395.004; or(2)  purchase, lease, or install refueling infrastructure or equipment or procure refueling services as described by Section 395.005 to store and dispense alternative fuel needed for a motor vehicle described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.003. Eligible Applicants

Sec. 395.003.  ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS.  (a)  A state agency or political subdivision is eligible to apply for a grant under the program if the entity operates a fleet of more than 15 motor vehicles, excluding motor vehicles that are owned and operated by a private company or other third party under a contract with the entity.(b)  A mass transit or school transportation provider or other public entity established to provide public or school transportation services is eligible for a grant under the program.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.004. Motor Vehicle Requirements

Sec. 395.004.  MOTOR VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A grant recipient may purchase or lease with money from a grant under the program a new motor vehicle that is originally manufactured to operate using one or more alternative fuels or is converted to operate using one or more alternative fuels before the first retail sale of the vehicle, and that:(1)  has a dedicated system, dual-fuel system, or bi-fuel system; and(2)  if the motor vehicle is a fully electric motor vehicle or plug-in hybrid motor vehicle, has a United States Environmental Protection Agency rating of at least 75 miles per gallon equivalent or a 75-mile combined city and highway range.(b)  A grant recipient may not use money from a grant under the program to replace a motor vehicle, transit bus, or school bus that operates on an alternative fuel unless the replacement vehicle produces fewer emissions and has greater fuel efficiency than the vehicle being replaced.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.005. Refueling Infrastructure, Equipment, and Services

Sec. 395.005.  REFUELING INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES.  A grant recipient may purchase, lease, or install refueling infrastructure or equipment or procure refueling services with money from a grant under the program if:(1)  the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement is made in conjunction with the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle as described by Section 395.004 or the conversion of a motor vehicle to operate primarily on an alternative fuel;(2)  the grant recipient demonstrates that a refueling station that meets the needs of the recipient is not available within five miles of the location at which the recipient's vehicles are stored or primarily used; and(3)  for the purchase or installation of refueling infrastructure or equipment, the infrastructure or equipment will be owned and operated by the grant recipient, and for the lease of refueling infrastructure or equipment or the procurement of refueling services, a third-party service provider engaged by the grant recipient will provide the infrastructure, equipment, or services.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.006. Eligible Costs

Sec. 395.006.  ELIGIBLE COSTS.  (a)  A motor vehicle lease agreement paid for with money from a grant under the program must have a term of at least three years.(b)  Refueling infrastructure or equipment purchased or installed with money from a grant under the program must be used specifically to store or dispense alternative fuel, as determined by the commission.(c)  A lease of or service agreement for refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services paid for with money from a grant under the program must have a term of at least three years.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.007. Grant Amounts

Sec. 395.007.  GRANT AMOUNTS.  (a)  The commission may establish standardized grant amounts based on the incremental costs associated with the purchase or lease of different categories of motor vehicles, including the type of fuel used, vehicle class, and other categories the commission considers appropriate.(b)  In determining the incremental costs and setting the standardized grant amounts, the commission may consider the difference in cost between a new motor vehicle operated using conventional gasoline or diesel fuel and a new motor vehicle operated using alternative fuel.(c)  The amount of a grant for the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle may not exceed the amount of the incremental cost of the purchase or lease.(d)  The commission may establish grant amounts to reimburse the full cost of the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services or may establish criteria for reimbursing a percentage of the cost.(e)  A grant under the program may be combined with funding from other sources, including other grant programs, except that a grant may not be combined with other funding or grants from the Texas emissions reduction plan.  When combined with other funding sources, a grant may not exceed the total cost to the grant recipient.(f)  In providing a grant for the lease of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the commission shall establish criteria:(1)  to offset incremental costs through an up-front payment to lower the cost basis of the lease; or (2)  if determined appropriate by the commission, to provide for reimbursement of lease payments over no more than the period of availability of the contracted funds under applicable state law and regulation, which may be less than the required three-year lease term.(g)  In providing a grant for the lease of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services, the commission shall establish criteria:(1)  to offset incremental costs through an up-front payment to lower the cost basis of the lease; or(2)  if determined appropriate by the commission, to provide for reimbursement of lease payments over no more than the period of availability of the contracted funds under applicable state law and regulation, which may be less than the required three-year lease term.(h)  Notwithstanding Subsection (d), the commission is not obligated to fund the full cost of the purchase, lease, installation, or procurement of refueling infrastructure, equipment, or services if those costs cannot be incurred and reimbursed over the period of availability of the funds under applicable state law and regulation.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 395.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 395 - Governmental Alternative Fuel Fleet Grant Program|Section 395.008. Availability of Emissions Reduction Credits

Sec. 395.008.  AVAILABILITY OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS.  (a)  A project that is funded from a grant under the program and that would generate marketable emissions reduction credits under a state or federal emissions reduction credit averaging, banking, or trading program is not eligible for funding under the program unless:(1)  the project includes the transfer of the credits, or the reductions that would otherwise be marketable credits, to the commission and, if applicable, the state implementation plan; and(2)  the credits or reductions, as applicable, are permanently retired.(b)  An emissions reduction generated by a purchase or lease under this chapter may be used to demonstrate conformity with the state implementation plan.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(r-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|