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TX Health & Safety Code § 386.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.109. Eligible Infrastructure Projects

Sec. 386.109.  ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.  (a)  The commission may consider for funding under Section 386.108:(1)  the purchase and installation at a site of equipment that is designed primarily to dispense qualifying fuel, other than standard gasoline or diesel, or the purchase of on-site mobile fueling equipment;(2)  infrastructure projects, including auxiliary power units, designed to dispense electricity to:(A)  motor vehicles;(B)  on-road and non-road diesels; and(C)  marine vessels;(3)  a project that involves a technology that allows a vehicle to replace with electric power, while the vehicle is parked, the power normally supplied by the vehicle's internal combustion engine; and(4)  a project to reduce air pollution and engine idling by relieving congestion through rail relocation or improvement at a rail intersection that is located in a nonattainment or near nonattainment area.(b)  The commission may provide funding to other state agencies to implement projects under Subsection (a)(3), including funding for the lease, purchase, or installation of idle reduction technologies and facilities at rest areas and other public facilities on major highway transportation routes located in areas eligible for funding or for marine vessels operating on water routes eligible for funding.  Funding under this subsection may include reasonable operational costs determined by the commission to be needed for the initial start-up and proper operation of the idle reduction technologies.  The state agency leasing, owning, or operating the idle reduction facility constructed with funds provided under this subsection may, but is not required to, charge reasonable fees for the provision of idle reduction services provided that those fees are used to directly offset the cost of providing the services.(c)  In evaluating a request for funding of an eligible infrastructure project, the commission shall encourage the use of a technology that allows a vehicle to replace with electric power, while the vehicle is parked, the power normally supplied by the vehicle's internal combustion engine at the state's ports and border crossings in affected areas.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 12), Sec. 2.06, eff. June 8, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1165 (H.B. 160), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Reenacted by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 12.012, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.110. Application Package for Infrastructure Projects

Sec. 386.110.  APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.  (a)  The commission shall develop a simple, standardized application package for infrastructure project grants under this subchapter.  The package must include:(1)  an application form;(2)  a brief description of:(A)  the program;(B)  the projects that are eligible for available funding;(C)  the selection criteria and evaluation process;  and(D)  the required documentation;(3)  the name of a person or office to contact for more information;(4)  an example of the contract that an applicant will be required to execute before receiving a grant;  and(5)  any other information the commission considers useful to inform the applicant and expedite the application process.(b)  The application form shall require as much information as the commission determines is necessary to properly evaluate each project but shall otherwise minimize the information required.(c)  The commission may not require an applicant, as part of the application process, to calculate tons of emissions reduced or cost-effectiveness.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.111. Application Review Procedures

Sec. 386.111.  APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission shall review an application for a grant for a project authorized under this subchapter, including an application for a grant for an infrastructure project, immediately on receipt of the application.  If the commission determines that an application is incomplete, the commission shall notify the applicant with an explanation of what is missing from the application.  The commission shall evaluate the completed application according to the appropriate project criteria.  Subject to available funding, the commission shall make a final determination on an application as soon as possible.(b)  The commission shall make every effort to expedite the application review process and to award grants to qualified projects in a timely manner.  To the extent possible, the commission shall coordinate project review and approval with any timing constraints related to project purchases or installations to be made by an applicant.(c)  The commission may deny an application for a project that does not meet the applicable project criteria or that the commission determines is not made in good faith, is not credible, or is not in compliance with this chapter and the goals of this chapter.(d)  Subject to availability of funds, the commission shall award a grant under this subchapter in conjunction with the execution of a contract that obligates the commission to make the grant and the recipient to perform the actions described in the recipient's grant application.  The contract must incorporate provisions for recapturing grant money in proportion to any loss of emissions reductions or underachievement in dispensing qualifying fuel compared with the volume of emissions reductions or amount of fuel dispensed that was projected in awarding the grant.  Grant money recaptured under the contract provision shall be deposited in the fund and reallocated for other projects under this subchapter.(e)  An applicant may seek reimbursement for qualifying equipment installed after the effective date of this program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 2481), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.112. On-Road Diesel Purchase or Lease Incentive

Sec. 386.112.  ON-ROAD DIESEL PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE.  (a)  The commission shall develop a purchase or lease incentive program for new on-road diesels and shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program and to reimburse a purchaser or lessee of a new on-road diesel that is eligible for reimbursement of incremental costs under this subchapter.(b)  The program shall authorize statewide incentives for the reimbursement of incremental costs for the purchase or lease, according to the schedule provided by Section 386.113, of new on-road diesels that are certified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air Resources Board to an emissions standard provided by Section 386.113 if the purchaser or lessee of the on-road diesel agrees to register the vehicle in this state and to operate the on-road diesel in this state for not less than 75 percent of the on-road diesel's annual mileage.(c)  Only one incentive will be provided for each new on-road diesel.  The incentive shall be provided to the purchaser if the on-road diesel is not purchased for the purpose of leasing the on-road diesel to another person, or to the lessee and not to the purchaser if the on-road diesel is purchased for the purpose of leasing the on-road diesel to another person.  A lease incentive for a new on-road diesel shall be prorated based on an eight-year lease term.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 9, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.113. On-Road Diesel Purchase or Lease Incentive Schedule

Sec. 386.113.  ON-ROAD DIESEL PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE SCHEDULE.  A new on-road diesel is eligible for reimbursement of incremental costs according to the following schedule:       Incentive emissions standard  Reimbursement amount       (oxides of nitrogen)Date of manufactureDate of manufacture   (2001)(10/1/02-9/30/06)   2.5 g/bhp-hr NOx1.2 g/bhp-hr NOx   up to $15,0001.5 g/bhp-hr NOx0.5 g/bhp-hr NOx   up to $25,0000.0 g/bhp-hr NOx0.0 g/bhp-hr NOx   up to $25,000|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.114. Modification of Incentive Emissions Standards

Sec. 386.114.  MODIFICATION OF INCENTIVE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.  After evaluating new technologies and after public notice and comment, the commission may change the incentive emissions standards established by Section 386.113 to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.115. Modification of Vehicle Eligibility

Sec. 386.115.  MODIFICATION OF VEHICLE ELIGIBILITY.  After evaluating the availability of vehicles meeting the emissions standards and after public notice and comment, the commission may expand the program to include other on-road vehicles, regardless of fuel type used, that meet the emissions standards, have a gross vehicle weight rating of greater than 8,500 pounds, and are purchased or leased in lieu of a new on-road diesel.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 10, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.116. Small Business Incentives

Sec. 386.116.  SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES.  (a)  In this section, "small business" means a business owned by a person who:(1)  owns and operates not more than five vehicles, one of which is:(A)  an on-road diesel; or(B)  a non-road diesel; and(2)  has owned the vehicle described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (B) for more than two years.(b)  The commission shall develop a method of providing fast and simple access to grants under this subchapter for a small business.  The method must:(1)  create a separate small business grant program; or(2)  require the commission to give special consideration to small businesses when implementing another program established under this subchapter.(c)  The commission shall publicize and promote the availability of grants under this subchapter for small businesses to encourage the use of vehicles that produce fewer emissions.(d)  The commission shall include in the biennial plan report required by Section 386.057(b) a report of commission actions and results under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1331, Sec. 10, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 2481), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-1), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter C. Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program|Section 386.117. Rebate Grants

Sec. 386.117.  REBATE GRANTS.  (a)  The commission shall adopt a process for awarding grants under this subchapter in the form of rebates to streamline the grant application, contracting, reimbursement, and reporting processes for certain projects.  The process adopted under this section must:(1)  designate certain types of projects, such as repowers, replacements, and retrofits, as eligible for rebates;(2)  project standardized oxides of nitrogen emissions reductions for each designated project type;(3)  assign a standardized rebate amount for each designated project type;(4)  allow for processing rebates on an ongoing first-come, first-served basis; and(5)  consolidate, simplify, and reduce the administrative work for applicants and the commission associated with grant application, contracting, reimbursement, and reporting processes for designated project types.(b)  The commission may limit or expand the designated project types as necessary to further the goals of the program.(c)  The commission may award rebate grants as a pilot project for a specific region or may award the grants statewide.(d)  The commission may administer the rebate grants or may designate another entity to administer the grants.(e)  The commission shall:(1)  investigate the requirements for establishing an Internet-based application process for rebate grants and report those requirements to the legislature not later than December 31, 2007; or(2)  implement an Internet-based application process for rebate grants not later than June 1, 2008.(f)  The commission or its designee shall notify potential applicants of any changes to the rebate grant process by its e-mail list service and posting those changes on its Internet website at least 30 days before the changes become effective.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 2481), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 12), Sec. 2.07, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.151. Definitions

Sec. 386.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Light-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds.(2)  "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.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.152. Applicability

Sec. 386.152.  APPLICABILITY.  The provisions of this subchapter relating to a lessee do not apply to a person who rents or leases a light-duty motor vehicle for a term of 30 days or less.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.153. Commission Duties Regarding Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program

Sec. 386.153.  COMMISSION DUTIES REGARDING LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall develop a purchase or lease incentive program for new light-duty motor vehicles and shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program.(b)  The program shall authorize statewide incentives for the purchase or lease of new light-duty motor vehicles powered by compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or hydrogen fuel cell or other electric drives for a purchaser or lessee who agrees to register and operate the vehicle in this state for a minimum period of time to be established by the commission.(c)  Only one incentive will be provided for each new light-duty motor vehicle.  The incentive shall be provided to the lessee and not to the purchaser if the motor vehicle is purchased for the purpose of leasing the vehicle to another person.(d)  The commission by rule may revise the standards for the maximum unloaded vehicle weight rating and gross vehicle weight rating of an eligible vehicle to ensure that all of the vehicle weight configurations available under one general vehicle model may be eligible for an incentive.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.155. Manufacturer's Report

Sec. 386.155.  MANUFACTURER'S REPORT.  (a)  At the beginning of but not later than July 1 of each year preceding the vehicle model year, a manufacturer of motor vehicles, an intermediate or final state vehicle manufacturer, or a manufacturer of compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas systems shall provide to the commission a list of the new vehicle or natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas systems models that the manufacturer intends to sell in this state during that model year that meet the incentive requirements established under Section 386.154.  The manufacturer or installer may supplement the list provided to the commission under this section as necessary to include additional new vehicle models the manufacturer intends to sell in this state during the model year.(b)  The commission may supplement the information provided under Subsection (a) with additional information on available vehicle models, including information provided by manufacturers or installers of systems to convert new motor vehicles to operate on natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas before sale as a new vehicle or within 500 miles of operation of the vehicle following first sale.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.156. List of Eligible Motor Vehicles

Sec. 386.156.  LIST OF ELIGIBLE MOTOR VEHICLES.  (a)  On August 1 of each year the commission shall publish a list of new motor vehicle models eligible for inclusion in an incentive under this subchapter.  The commission shall publish supplements to that list as necessary to include additional new vehicle models.(b)  The commission shall publish the list of eligible motor vehicle models on the commission's Internet website.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.157. Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive

Sec. 386.157.  LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE.  (a)  A person who purchases or leases a new light-duty motor vehicle described by Section 386.154 and listed under Section 386.156(a) is eligible to apply for an incentive under this subchapter.(b)  A lease incentive for a new light-duty motor vehicle shall be prorated based on a three-year lease term.(c)  To receive money under an incentive program provided by this subchapter, the purchaser or lessee of a new light-duty motor vehicle who is eligible to apply for an incentive under this subchapter shall apply for the incentive in the manner provided by law or by rule of the commission.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.158. Commission to Account for Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentives

Sec. 386.158.  COMMISSION TO ACCOUNT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES.  (a)  The commission by rule shall develop a method to administer and account for the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentives authorized by this subchapter and to pay incentive money to the purchaser or lessee of a new motor vehicle, on application of the purchaser or lessee as provided by this subchapter.(b)  The commission shall develop and publish forms and instructions for the purchaser or lessee of a new motor vehicle to use in applying to the commission for an incentive payment under this subchapter.  The commission shall make the forms available to new motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents.  Dealers and leasing agents shall make the forms available to their prospective purchasers or lessees.(c)  The commission may require the submission of forms and documentation as needed to verify eligibility for an incentive under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 386.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 386 - Texas Emissions Reduction Plan|Subchapter D. Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive Program|Section 386.159. Purchase or Lease Incentives Information

Sec. 386.159.  PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES INFORMATION.  (a)  The commission shall establish a toll-free telephone number available to motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents for the dealers and agents to call to verify that incentives are available.  The commission may provide for issuing verification numbers over the telephone line.(b)  Reliance by a dealer or leasing agent on information provided by the commission is a complete defense to an action involving or based on eligibility of a vehicle for an incentive or availability of vehicles eligible for an incentive.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 755 (S.B. 1731), Sec. 8(e-2), eff. August 30, 2017.|