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TX Health & Safety Code § 382.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.201. Definitions

Sec. 382.201.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Affected county" means a county with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program established under Section 548.301, Transportation Code.(2)  "Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle that is owned or leased in the regular course of business of a commercial or business entity.(3)  "Fleet vehicle" means a motor vehicle operated as one of a group that consists of more than 10 motor vehicles and that is owned and operated by a public or commercial entity or by a private entity other than a single household.(4)  "Participating county" means an affected county in which the commissioners court by resolution has chosen to implement a low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program authorized by Section 382.209.(5)  "Retrofit" means to equip, or the equipping of, an engine or an exhaust or fuel system with new, emissions-reducing parts or equipment designed to reduce air emissions and improve air quality, after the manufacture of the original engine or exhaust or fuel system, so long as the parts or equipment allow the vehicle to meet or exceed state and federal air emissions reduction standards.(6)  "Retrofit equipment" means emissions-reducing equipment designed to reduce air emissions and improve air quality that is installed after the manufacture of the original engine or exhaust or fuel system.(7)  "Vehicle" includes a fleet vehicle.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.203. Vehicles Subject to Program; Exemptions

Sec. 382.203.  VEHICLES SUBJECT TO PROGRAM;  EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  The inspection and maintenance program applies to any gasoline-powered vehicle that is:(1)  required to be registered in and is primarily operated in an affected county;  and(2)  at least two and less than 25 years old;  or(3)  subject to test-on-resale requirements under Section 548.3011, Transportation Code.(b)  In addition to a vehicle described by Subsection (a), the program applies to:(1)  a vehicle with United States governmental plates primarily operated in an affected county;(2)  a vehicle operated on a federal facility in an affected county;  and(3)  a vehicle primarily operated in an affected county that is exempt from motor vehicle registration requirements or eligible under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, to display an "exempt" license plate.(c)  The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas by rule may waive program requirements, in accordance with standards adopted by the commission, for certain vehicles and vehicle owners, including:(1)  the registered owner of a vehicle who cannot afford to comply with the program, based on reasonable income standards;(2)  a vehicle that cannot be brought into compliance with emissions standards by performing repairs;(3)  a vehicle:(A)  on which at least $100 has been spent to bring the vehicle into compliance;  and(B)  that the department:(i)  can verify was driven fewer than 5,000 miles since the last safety inspection;  and(ii)  reasonably determines will be driven fewer than 5,000 miles during the period before the next safety inspection is required;  and(4)  a vehicle for which parts are not readily available.(d)  The program does not apply to a:(1)  motorcycle;(2)  slow-moving vehicle as defined by Section 547.001, Transportation Code;  or(3)  vehicle that is registered but not operated primarily in a county or group of counties subject to a motor vehicle emissions inspection program established under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 382.0372 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.204. Remote Sensing Program Component

Sec. 382.204.  REMOTE SENSING PROGRAM COMPONENT.  (a)   The commission and the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas jointly shall develop a program component for enforcing vehicle emissions testing and standards by use of remote or automatic emissions detection and analysis equipment.(b)  The program component may be employed in any county designated as a nonattainment area within the meaning of Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407) and its subsequent amendments, in any affected county, or in any county adjacent to an affected county.(c)  If a vehicle registered in a county adjacent to an affected county is detected under the program component authorized by this section as operating and exceeding acceptable emissions limitations in an affected county, the department shall provide notice of the violation under Section 548.306, Transportation Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 382.0373 and amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.206. Collection of Data; Report

Sec. 382.206.  COLLECTION OF DATA;  REPORT.  (a)  The commission and the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas may collect inspection and maintenance information derived from the emissions inspection and maintenance program, including:(1)  inspection results;(2)  inspection station information;(3)  information regarding vehicles operated on federal facilities;(4)  vehicle registration information;  and(5)  other data the United States Environmental Protection Agency requires.(b)  The commission shall:(1)  report the information to the United States Environmental Protection Agency;  and(2)  compare the information on inspection results with registration information for enforcement purposes.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 382.0375 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.208. Attainment Program

Sec. 382.208.  ATTAINMENT PROGRAM.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 382.202(j) or another provision of this chapter, the commission shall coordinate with federal, state, and local transportation planning agencies to develop and implement transportation programs and other measures necessary to demonstrate and maintain attainment of national ambient air quality standards and to protect the public from exposure to hazardous air contaminants from motor vehicles.(b)  Participating agencies include the Texas Department of Transportation and metropolitan planning organizations designated by the governor.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.26, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.158, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(42), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 15.03, eff;  Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Sec. 382.039 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch;  1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 10.008(c), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.211. Local Advisory Panel

Sec. 382.211.  LOCAL ADVISORY PANEL.  (a)  The commissioners court of a participating county may appoint one or more local advisory panels consisting of representatives of automobile dealerships, the automotive repair industry, safety inspection facilities, the public, antique and vintage car clubs, local nonprofit organizations, and locally affected governments to advise the county regarding the operation of the county's low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program, including the identification of a vehicle make or model with intrinsic value as an existing or future collectible.(b)  The commissioners court may delegate all or part of the administrative and financial matters to one or more local advisory panels established under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.212 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.212. Emissions Reduction Credit

Sec. 382.212.  EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDIT.  (a)  In this section, "emissions reduction credit" means an emissions reduction certified by the commission that is:(1)  created by eliminating future emissions, quantified during or before the period in which emissions reductions are made;(2)  expressed in tons or partial tons per year;  and(3)  banked by the commission in accordance with commission rules relating to emissions banking.(b)  To the extent allowable under federal law, the commission by rule shall authorize:(1)  the assignment of a percentage of emissions reduction credit to a private, commercial, or business entity that purchases, for accelerated retirement, a qualified vehicle under a low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program;(2)  the transferability of an assigned emissions reduction credit;(3)  the use of emissions reduction credit by the holder of the credit against any state or federal emissions requirements applicable to a facility owned or operated by the holder of the credit;(4)  the assignment of a percentage of emissions reduction credit, on the retirement of a fleet vehicle, a vehicle owned or leased by a governmental entity, or a commercial vehicle, to the owner or lessor of the vehicle;  and(5)  other actions relating to the disposition or use of emissions reduction credit that the commission determines will benefit the implementation of low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement programs established under Section 382.209.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.214 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.214. Sale of Vehicle With Intent to Defraud

Sec. 382.214.  SALE OF VEHICLE WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD.  (a)  A person who with intent to defraud sells a vehicle in an accelerated vehicle retirement program established under Section 382.209 commits an offense that is a third degree felony.(b)  Sale of a vehicle in an accelerated vehicle retirement program includes:(1)  sale of the vehicle to retire the vehicle under the program;  and(2)  sale of a vehicle purchased for retirement under the program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.215 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.215. Sale of Vehicle Not Required

Sec. 382.215.  SALE OF VEHICLE NOT REQUIRED.  Nothing in this subchapter may be construed to require a vehicle that has failed a required emissions test to be sold or destroyed by the owner.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.216 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.216. Incentives for Voluntary Participation in Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program

Sec. 382.216.  INCENTIVES FOR VOLUNTARY PARTICIPATION IN VEHICLE EMISSIONS INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.  The commission, the Texas Department of Transportation, and the Public Safety Commission may, subject to federal limitations:(1)  encourage counties likely to exceed federal clean air standards to implement voluntary:(A)  motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance programs;  and(B)  low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement programs;(2)  establish incentives for counties to voluntarily implement motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance programs and low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement programs;  and(3)  designate a county that voluntarily implements a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program or a low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program as a "Clean Air County" and give preference to a county designated as a Clean Air County in any federal or state clean air grant program.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1075, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.218 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.218. Required Participation by Certain Counties

Sec. 382.218.  REQUIRED PARTICIPATION BY CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county with a population of 800,000 or more that borders the United Mexican States.(b)  A county that was at any time required, because of the county's designation as a nonattainment area under Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407), to participate in the vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program under this subchapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, shall continue to participate in the program even if the county is designated as an attainment area under the federal Clean Air Act.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 958 (H.B. 1611), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.219 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter G. Vehicle Emissions|Section 382.219. Purchase of Replacement Vehicle; Automobile Dealerships

Sec. 382.219.  PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT VEHICLE; AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIPS.  (a)  An amount described by Section 382.210(a)(2) may be used as a down payment toward the purchase of a replacement vehicle.(b)  An automobile dealer that participates in the procedures and programs offered by this chapter must be located in the state.  No dealer is required to participate in the procedures and programs provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 12), Sec. 1.06, eff. June 8, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter H. Vehicle Emissions Programs in Certain Counties|Section 382.301. Definitions

Sec. 382.301.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Early action compact" means an agreement entered into before January 1, 2003, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the commission, the governing body of a county that is in attainment of the one-hour national ambient air quality standard for ozone but that has incidents approaching, or monitors incidents that exceed, the eight-hour national ambient air quality standard for ozone, and the governing body of the most populous municipality in that county that results in the submission of:(A)  an early action plan to the commission that the commission finds to be adequate;  and(B)  a state implementation plan revision to the United States Environmental Protection Agency on or before December 31, 2004, that provides for attainment of the eight-hour national ambient air quality standard for ozone on or before December 31, 2007.(2)  "Participating county" means a county that is a party to an early action compact.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter H. Vehicle Emissions Programs in Certain Counties|Section 382.302. Inspection and Maintenance Program

Sec. 382.302.  INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM.  (a)  A participating county whose early action plan contains provisions for a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program and has been found adequate by the commission may formally request the commission to adopt motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements for the county.  The request must be made by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the participating county and the governing body of the most populous municipality in the county.(b)  After approving a request made under Subsection (a), the commission by resolution may request the Public Safety Commission to establish motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements for the participating county under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under this section.  The motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements for the participating county may include exhaust emissions testing, emissions control devices and systems inspections, or other testing methods that meet or exceed United States Environmental Protection Agency requirements, and a remote sensing component as provided by Section 382.204.  The motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program requirements adopted for the participating county may apply to all or to a defined subset of vehicles described by Section 382.203.(c)  The commission may assess a fee for a vehicle inspection performed in accordance with a program established under this section.  The fee must be in an amount reasonably necessary to recover the costs of developing, administering, evaluating, and enforcing the participating county's motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.  An appropriate part of the fee as determined by commission rule may be retained by the station owner, contractor, or operator to recover the cost of performing the inspection and provide for a reasonable margin of profit.(d)  The incentives for voluntary participation established under Section 382.216 shall be made available to a participating county.(e)  A participating county may participate in the program established under Section 382.209.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 203, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2003.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter J. Federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule|Section 382.451. Development of Federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule

Sec. 382.451.  DEVELOPMENT OF FEDERAL GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RULE.  (a)  The commission and the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Department of Agriculture, and the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall jointly participate in the federal government process for developing federal greenhouse gas reporting requirements and the federal greenhouse gas registry requirements.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to comply with any federal greenhouse gas reporting requirements adopted by the federal government for private and public facilities eligible to participate in the federal greenhouse gas registry.  In adopting the rules, the commission shall adopt and incorporate by reference rules implementing the federal reporting requirements and the federal registry.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2009.Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Section 382.501 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(29), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter J. Federal Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule|Section 382.452. Voluntary Actions Inventory

Sec. 382.452.  VOLUNTARY ACTIONS INVENTORY.  The commission shall:(1)  establish an inventory of voluntary actions taken by businesses in this state or by state agencies since September 1, 2001, to reduce carbon dioxide emissions; and(2)  work with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to give credit for early action under any federal rules that may be adopted for federal greenhouse gas regulation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2009.Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Section 382.502 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(29), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.501. Definitions

Sec. 382.501.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Board" means the School Land Board.(2)  "Bureau" means the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.(3)  "Carbon dioxide repository" means an offshore deep subsurface geologic repository for the storage of anthropogenic carbon dioxide.(4)  "Land commissioner" means the commissioner of the General Land Office.(5)  "Offshore" has the meaning assigned by Section 27.040, Water Code.(6)  "Railroad commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.502. Rules; Enforcement

Sec. 382.502.  RULES; ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The railroad commission by rule may adopt standards for the location, construction, maintenance, monitoring, and operation of a carbon dioxide repository.(b)  If the United States Environmental Protection Agency issues requirements regarding carbon dioxide sequestration, the railroad commission shall ensure that the construction, maintenance, monitoring, and operation of the carbon dioxide repository under this subchapter comply with those requirements.(c)  Subchapter F, Chapter 27, Water Code, applies to the civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement of a rule adopted by the railroad commission under this section in the same manner as Subchapter F, Chapter 27, Water Code, applies to the civil, administrative, or criminal enforcement of a rule adopted by the railroad commission under Chapter 27, Water Code.(d)  A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide storage trust fund established under Section 121.003, Natural Resources Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2021.|