1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the Texas emissions reduction plan.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1.  (a)  It is the intent of the legislature to give
 1-5     the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission additional tools
 1-6     to:
 1-7                 (1)  assure that the air in this state is safe to
 1-8     breathe and meets minimum federal standards established under the
 1-9     federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407);
1-10                 (2)  develop multipollutant approaches to solving the
1-11     state's environmental problems; and
1-12                 (3)  adequately fund research and development that will
1-13     make the state a leader in new technologies that can solve the
1-14     state's environmental problems while creating new business and
1-15     industry in the state.
1-16           (b)  Subtitle C, Title 5, Health and Safety Code, is amended
1-17     by adding Chapters 386, 387, 388, and 389 to read as follows:
1-18                CHAPTER 386.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN
1-19                      SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
1-20           Sec. 386.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
1-21                 (1)  "Advisory board" means the Texas Emissions
1-22     Reduction Plan Advisory Board.
1-23                 (2)  "Affected county" includes:
1-24                       (A)  Bastrop County;
1-25                       (B)  Bexar County;
 2-1                       (C)  Caldwell County;
 2-2                       (D)  Comal County;
 2-3                       (E)  Ellis County;
 2-4                       (F)  Gregg County;
 2-5                       (G)  Guadalupe County;
 2-6                       (H)  Harrison County;
 2-7                       (I)  Hays County;
 2-8                       (J)  Johnson County;
 2-9                       (K)  Kaufman County;
2-10                       (L)  Nueces County;
2-11                       (M)  Parker County;
2-12                       (N)  Rockwall County;
2-13                       (O)  Rusk County;
2-14                       (P)  San Patricio County;
2-15                       (Q)  Smith County;
2-16                       (R)  Travis County;
2-17                       (S)  Upshur County;
2-18                       (T)  Victoria County;
2-19                       (U)  Williamson County; and
2-20                       (V)  Wilson County.
2-21                 (3)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource
2-22     Conservation Commission.
2-23                 (4)  "Council" means the Texas Council on Environmental
2-24     Technology.
2-25                 (5)  "Fund" means the Texas emissions reduction plan
2-26     fund.
 3-1                 (6)  "Incremental cost" means the cost of an
 3-2     applicant's project less a baseline cost that would otherwise be
 3-3     incurred by an applicant in the normal course of business.
 3-4     Incremental costs may include added lease or fuel costs as well as
 3-5     additional capital costs.
 3-6                 (7)  "Laboratory" means the Energy Systems Laboratory
 3-7     at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M
 3-8     University System.
 3-9                 (8)  "Nonattainment area" means an area so designated
3-10     under Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
3-11     Section 7407), as amended.
3-12                 (9)  "Plan" means the Texas emissions reduction plan.
3-13                 (10)  "Site" means the total of all stationary sources
3-14     located on one or more contiguous or adjacent properties, which are
3-15     under common control of the same person or persons under common
3-16     control.
3-17                 (11)  "Utility commission" means the Public Utility
3-18     Commission of Texas.
3-19           Sec. 386.002.  EXPIRATION.  This chapter expires August 31,
3-20     2008.
3-21              (Sections 386.003-386.050 reserved for expansion
3-22                SUBCHAPTER B.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN
3-23           Sec. 386.051.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN.  (a)  The
3-24     utility commission, the commission, the comptroller, and the
3-25     council shall establish and administer the Texas emissions
3-26     reduction plan in accordance with this chapter.
 4-1           (b)  Under the plan, the commission, the comptroller, and the
 4-2     council shall provide grants or other funding for:
 4-3                 (1)  the diesel emissions reduction incentive program
 4-4     established under Subchapter C, including for infrastructure
 4-5     projects established under that subchapter;
 4-6                 (2)  the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive
 4-7     program established under Subchapter D; and
 4-8                 (3)  the new technology research and development
 4-9     program established under Chapter 387.
4-10           (c)  Under the plan, the utility commission shall provide
4-11     grants or other funding for the energy efficiency grant program
4-12     established under Subchapter E.
4-13           (d)  Equipment purchased before September 1, 2001, is not
4-14     eligible for a grant or other funding under the plan.
4-15           Sec. 386.052.  COMMISSION DUTIES.  (a)  In administering the
4-16     plan established under this chapter and in accordance with the
4-17     requirements of this chapter, the commission shall:
4-18                 (1)  manage plan funds and oversee the plan;
4-19                 (2)  produce guidelines, protocols, and criteria for
4-20     eligible projects;
4-21                 (3)  develop methodologies for evaluating project
4-22     cost-effectiveness;
4-23                 (4)  prepare reports regarding the progress and
4-24     effectiveness of the plan; and
4-25                 (5)  take all appropriate and necessary actions so that
4-26     emissions reductions achieved through the plan are credited by the
 5-1     United States Environmental Protection Agency to the appropriate
 5-2     emissions reduction objectives in the state implementation plan.
 5-3           (b)  Appropriate commission objectives include:
 5-4                 (1)  achieving maximum reductions in oxides of nitrogen
 5-5     to demonstrate compliance with the state implementation plan;
 5-6                 (2)  preventing areas of the state from being in
 5-7     violation of national ambient air quality standards; and
 5-8                 (3)  achieving cost-saving and multiple benefits by
 5-9     reducing emissions of other pollutants.
5-10           Sec. 386.053.  GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA.  (a)  The commission
5-11     shall adopt grant guidelines and criteria consistent with the
5-12     requirements of this chapter.
5-13           (b)  Guidelines must include protocols to calculate projected
5-14     emissions reductions, project cost-effectiveness, and safeguards to
5-15     ensure that funded projects generate emissions reductions not
5-16     otherwise required by state or federal law.
5-17           (c)  The commission shall make draft guidelines and criteria
5-18     available to the public and the United States Environmental
5-19     Protection Agency before the 45th day preceding the date of final
5-20     adoption and shall hold at least one public meeting to consider
5-21     public comments on the draft guidelines and criteria before final
5-22     adoption.  The public meeting shall be held in the affected state
5-23     implementation plan area, and if the guidelines affect more than
5-24     one state implementation plan area, a public meeting shall be held
5-25     in each affected state implementation plan area affected by the
5-26     guidelines.
 6-1           (d)  The commission may propose revisions to the guidelines
 6-2     and criteria adopted under this section as necessary to improve the
 6-3     ability of the plan to achieve its goals.  Revisions may include,
 6-4     among other changes, adding additional pollutants or adjusting
 6-5     eligible program categories, as appropriate, to ensure that
 6-6     incentives established under this chapter achieve the maximum
 6-7     possible emissions reductions.  The commission shall make a
 6-8     proposed revision available to the public before the 45th day
 6-9     preceding the date of final adoption of the revision and shall hold
6-10     at least one public meeting to consider public comments on the
6-11     proposed revision before final adoption.
6-12           (e)  Because the legislature finds that the current state of
6-13     air quality in the state jeopardizes the state's ability to meet
6-14     federal air quality requirements, the commission and the
6-15     comptroller may adopt emergency rules under Section 2001.034,
6-16     Government Code, with abbreviated notice, to carry out any
6-17     rulemaking necessary to implement this chapter.
6-18           (f)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the rulemaking
6-19     requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code, do not apply to the
6-20     adoption or revision of guidelines and criteria under this section.
6-21           Sec. 386.054.  MONITORING PROCEDURES.  (a)  The commission
6-22     shall develop procedures for monitoring whether the emissions
6-23     reductions projected for projects awarded grants under this chapter
6-24     are actually achieved.  Monitoring procedures may include project
6-25     reviews and contract requirements that the grant recipient provide
6-26     information semiannually about the project.  If the commission
 7-1     requires an annual report, the report shall contain a minimum
 7-2     amount of information required from a recipient and the report
 7-3     format shall be simple and convenient.
 7-4           (b)  Monitoring and reviewing procedures must be sufficient
 7-5     to enable emissions reductions generated by funded projects to be
 7-6     fully credited to air quality plans.
 7-7           (c)  The commission may revise monitoring and review
 7-8     procedures from time to time as necessary or appropriate to enhance
 7-9     the effectiveness of the plan.
7-10           Sec. 386.055.  AVAILABILITY OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDITS
7-11     GENERALLY.  (a)  A project funded under a program established under
7-12     this chapter may not be used for credit under any state or federal
7-13     emissions reduction credit averaging, banking, or trading program.
7-14           (b)  An emissions reduction generated by a program
7-15     established under this chapter:
7-16                 (1)  may not be used as a marketable emissions
7-17     reduction credit or, except as provided by Section 386.056, to
7-18     offset any emissions reduction obligation; and
7-19                 (2)  may be used to demonstrate conformity with the
7-20     state implementation plan.
7-21           (c)  A project involving a new emissions reduction measure
7-22     that would otherwise generate marketable credits under state or
7-23     federal emissions reduction credit averaging, banking, or trading
7-24     programs is not eligible for funding under a program established
7-25     under this chapter unless:
7-26                 (1)  the project includes the transfer of the
 8-1     reductions that would otherwise be marketable credits to the state
 8-2     implementation plan or the owner or operator as provided by Section
 8-3     386.056; and
 8-4                 (2)  the reductions are permanently retired.
 8-5           Sec. 386.056.  AVAILABILITY OF EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS IN
 8-6     CERTAIN NONATTAINMENT AREAS.  (a)  An owner or operator of a site
 8-7     located in the Houston-Galveston or Dallas-Fort Worth nonattainment
 8-8     area may use emissions reductions generated by a program
 8-9     established under this chapter to offset the requirements of
8-10     commission rules relating to control of air pollution from oxides
8-11     of nitrogen if:
8-12                 (1)  the owner or operator of the site contributes to
8-13     the fund $75,000 for each ton of emissions that is used, not to
8-14     exceed 25 tons annually and not to exceed one-half ton per day;
8-15                 (2)  the owner or operator of the site demonstrates to
8-16     the commission's satisfaction that the site will be in full
8-17     compliance with the commission's emissions reduction rules not
8-18     later than the fifth anniversary of the date on which the emissions
8-19     reductions would otherwise be required;
8-20                 (3)  emissions from the site are reduced by at least 80
8-21     percent from the established baseline; and
8-22                 (4)  the commission approves a petition by the owner or
8-23     operator that demonstrates that it is technically infeasible to
8-24     comply with the commission's emissions reduction requirements above
8-25     80 percent.
8-26           (b)  Funds collected under this section shall be used to
 9-1     generate emissions reductions needed to meet the commission's
 9-2     attainment demonstration.
 9-3           (c)  The commission shall verify that emissions reductions
 9-4     generated from funds collected under this section occur in the same
 9-5     nonattainment area in which the site that purchased the emissions
 9-6     reductions is located.
 9-7           (d)  The commission shall assure that the emissions
 9-8     reductions funded under the programs authorized by this subchapter
 9-9     used to offset commission requirements under this section benefit
9-10     the community in which the site using the emissions reductions is
9-11     located.  If there are no eligible emissions reduction projects
9-12     within the community, the commission may authorize projects in an
9-13     adjacent community.  In this subsection, "community" means a
9-14     justice of the peace precinct.
9-15           Sec. 386.057.  REVIEW AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The
9-16     commission, in consultation with the advisory board, annually shall
9-17     review programs established under the plan, including each project
9-18     funded under the plan, the amount granted for the project, the
9-19     emissions reductions attributable to the project, and the
9-20     cost-effectiveness of the project.
9-21           (b)  Not later than December 1, 2002, and not later than
9-22     December 1 of each subsequent second year, the commission, in
9-23     consultation with the advisory board, shall publish and submit to
9-24     the legislature a biennial plan report.  The report must include:
9-25                 (1)  the information included in the annual reviews
9-26     conducted under Subsection (a);
 10-1                (2)  specific information for individual projects as
 10-2    required by Subsection (c);
 10-3                (3)  information contained in reports received under
 10-4    Sections 386.205, 388.003(e), and 388.006; and
 10-5                (4)  a summary of the commission's activities under
 10-6    Section 386.052.
 10-7          (c)  For projects funded as part of the infrastructure
 10-8    program under Subchapter C, the report must:
 10-9                (1)  describe and evaluate:
10-10                      (A)  the infrastructure facilities funded under
10-11    that subchapter;
10-12                      (B)  the degree to which the funded facilities
10-13    are supporting on-road or non-road diesel projects;
10-14                      (C)  the amount of fuel or electricity dispensed
10-15    for each facility; and
10-16                      (D)  associated emissions reductions and
10-17    cost-effectiveness; and
10-18                (2)  make a finding regarding the need for additional
10-19    appropriations from the fund to improve the ability of the program
10-20    to achieve its goals.
10-21          (d)  The report must:
10-22                (1)  account for money received, money disbursed as
10-23    grants, money reserved for grants based on project approvals, and
10-24    any recommended transfer of money between allocations and must
10-25    estimate future demand for grant funds under the plan;
10-26                (2)  describe the overall effectiveness of the plan in
 11-1    delivering the emissions reductions that may be credited to air
 11-2    quality plans;
 11-3                (3)  evaluate the effectiveness of the plan in
 11-4    soliciting and evaluating project applications, providing awards in
 11-5    a timely manner, and monitoring project implementation;
 11-6                (4)  describe adjustments made to project selection
 11-7    criteria and recommend any further needed changes or adjustments to
 11-8    the grant programs, including changes in grant award criteria,
 11-9    administrative procedures, or statutory provisions that would
11-10    enhance the plan's effectiveness and efficiency;
11-11                (5)  describe adjustments made to the maximum
11-12    cost-effectiveness amount and award amount;
11-13                (6)  evaluate the benefits of addressing additional
11-14    pollutants as part of the plan; and
11-15                (7)  include legislative recommendations necessary to
11-16    improve the effectiveness of the plan.
11-17          (e)  The commission shall request public comment and hold a
11-18    public meeting on each draft biennial report and, in producing a
11-19    final biennial report, shall consider and respond to all
11-20    significant comments received.
11-21          Sec. 386.058.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN ADVISORY BOARD.
11-22    (a)  The Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board consists of
11-23    15 members appointed as provided by this section and seven ex
11-24    officio members as provided by this section.
11-25          (b)  The governor shall appoint to the advisory board:
11-26                (1)  a representative of the trucking industry;
 12-1                (2)  a representative of the air conditioning
 12-2    manufacturing industry;
 12-3                (3)  a representative of the electric utility industry;
 12-4                (4)  a representative of regional transportation; and
 12-5                (5)  a representative of the Texas Council on
 12-6    Environmental Technology.
 12-7          (c)  The lieutenant governor shall appoint to the advisory
 12-8    board:
 12-9                (1)  a representative of the engine manufacturing
12-10    industry;
12-11                (2)  a representative of the air transportation
12-12    industry;
12-13                (3)  a representative of the environmental community;
12-14                (4)  a representative of the fuel cell industry; and
12-15                (5)  a representative of the energy-efficient
12-16    construction industry.
12-17          (d)  The speaker of the house of representatives shall
12-18    appoint to the advisory board:
12-19                (1)  a representative of consumer groups;
12-20                (2)  a representative of the construction industry;
12-21                (3)  a representative of the automobile industry;
12-22                (4)  a representative of the agriculture industry; and
12-23                (5)  a representative of the fuel industry.
12-24          (e)  Appointed members of the advisory board serve staggered
12-25    two-year terms.  The terms of seven appointed members expire
12-26    February 1 of each even-numbered year.  The terms of eight
 13-1    appointed members expire February 1 of each odd-numbered year.  An
 13-2    appointed member may be reappointed to a subsequent term.
 13-3          (f)  Ex officio members of the advisory board are:
 13-4                (1)  the presiding officer of the senate standing
 13-5    committee having primary jurisdiction over matters related to
 13-6    natural resources;
 13-7                (2)  the presiding officer of the house standing
 13-8    committee having primary jurisdiction over matters related to
 13-9    environmental regulation;
13-10                (3)  a representative of the commission, designated by
13-11    the executive director;
13-12                (4)  a representative of the General Land Office,
13-13    designated by the Commissioner of the General Land Office;
13-14                (5)  a representative of the comptroller's office,
13-15    designated by the comptroller;
13-16                (6)  a representative of the Railroad Commission of
13-17    Texas, designated by the presiding officer of the agency; and
13-18                (7)  a representative of the United States
13-19    Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6 office, designated by
13-20    the United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 6
13-21    administrator.
13-22          (g)  The advisory board annually shall elect a presiding
13-23    officer.
13-24          (h)  The advisory board shall review the plan and shall
13-25    recommend to the commission changes to revenue sources or financial
13-26    incentives or any legislative, regulatory, or budgetary changes
 14-1    needed.
 14-2          (i)  The commission shall provide necessary staff support to
 14-3    the advisory board.
 14-4             (Sections 386.059-386.100 reserved for expansion
 14-5        SUBCHAPTER C.  DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
 14-6          Sec. 386.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
 14-7                (1)  "Cost-effectiveness" means the total dollar amount
 14-8    expended divided by the total number of tons of oxides of nitrogen
 14-9    emissions reduction attributable to that expenditure.
14-10    Cost-effectiveness for the program as a whole and for particular
14-11    projects under the program is calculated as provided by Sections
14-12    386.105 and 386.106.
14-13                (2)  "Fuel cell" means an electrochemical device that
14-14    uses fuel and oxidant to continuously generate electricity.
14-15                (3)  "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device
14-16    designed for transporting persons or property on a public highway
14-17    that is required to be registered under Chapter 502, Transportation
14-18    Code.
14-19                (4)  "Non-road diesel" means a vehicle or piece of
14-20    equipment, excluding a motor vehicle or on-road diesel, that is
14-21    powered by a non-road engine, including:
14-22                      (A)  non-road nonrecreational equipment and
14-23    vehicles;
14-24                      (B)  construction equipment;
14-25                      (C)  locomotives;
14-26                      (D)  marine vessels; and
 15-1                      (E)  other high-emitting diesel engine categories
 15-2    established by the commission.
 15-3                (5)  "Non-road engine" means an internal combustion
 15-4    engine that is:
 15-5                      (A)  in or on a piece of equipment that is
 15-6    self-propelled or that propels itself and performs another
 15-7    function, excluding a vehicle that is used solely for competition;
 15-8                      (B)  in or on a piece of equipment that is
 15-9    intended to be propelled while performing its function; or
15-10                      (C)  designed to be and capable of being carried
15-11    or moved from one location to another.
15-12                (6)  "On-road diesel" means an on-road diesel-powered
15-13    motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000
15-14    pounds or more.
15-15                (7)  "Program" means the diesel emissions reduction
15-16    incentive program established under this subchapter.
15-17                (8)  "Qualifying fuel" includes any liquid or gaseous
15-18    fuel or additives registered or verified by the United States
15-19    Environmental Protection Agency that is ultimately dispensed into a
15-20    motor vehicle or on-road or non-road diesel that provides
15-21    reductions of emissions of oxides of nitrogen beyond reductions
15-22    required by state or federal law.
15-23                (9)  "Repower" means to replace an old engine powering
15-24    an on-road or non-road diesel with:
15-25                      (A)  a new engine that emits at least 30 percent
15-26    less than the oxides of nitrogen emissions standard required by
 16-1    federal regulation for the current model year for that engine;
 16-2                      (B)  an engine manufactured later than 1987 that
 16-3    emits at least 30 percent less than the oxides of nitrogen
 16-4    emissions standard emitted by a new engine certified to the
 16-5    baseline oxides of nitrogen emissions standard for that engine;
 16-6                      (C)  an engine manufactured before 1988 that
 16-7    emits not more than 50 percent of the oxides of nitrogen emissions
 16-8    standard emitted by a new engine certified to the baseline oxides
 16-9    of nitrogen emissions standard for that engine; or
16-10                      (D)  electric motors, drives, or fuel cells.
16-11                (10)  "Retrofit" means to equip an engine and fuel
16-12    system with new emissions-reducing parts or technology verified by
16-13    the United States Environmental Protection Agency after manufacture
16-14    of the original engine and fuel system.
16-15          Sec. 386.102.  PROGRAM.  (a)  The commission shall establish
16-16    and administer a diesel emissions reduction incentive program.
16-17    Under the program, the commission shall provide grants for eligible
16-18    projects to offset the incremental cost of projects that reduce
16-19    emissions of oxides of nitrogen from high-emitting diesel sources
16-20    in nonattainment areas and affected counties of the state.  The
16-21    commission shall determine the eligibility of projects.
16-22          (b)  Projects that may be considered for a grant under the
16-23    program include:
16-24                (1)  purchase or lease of non-road diesels;
16-25                (2)  emissions-reducing retrofit projects for on-road
16-26    or non-road diesels;
 17-1                (3)  emissions-reducing repower projects for on-road or
 17-2    non-road diesels;
 17-3                (4)  purchase and use of emissions-reducing add-on
 17-4    equipment for on-road or non-road diesels;
 17-5                (5)  development and demonstration of practical,
 17-6    low-emissions retrofit technologies, repower options, and advanced
 17-7    technologies for on-road or non-road diesels with lower emissions
 17-8    of oxides of nitrogen;
 17-9                (6)  use of qualifying fuel; and
17-10                (7)  implementation of infrastructure projects.
17-11          (c)  A project listed in Subsection (b) is not eligible if it
17-12    is required by any state or federal law, rule or regulation,
17-13    memorandum of agreement, or other legally binding document.  This
17-14    subsection does not apply to:
17-15                (1)  an otherwise qualified project, regardless of the
17-16    fact that the state implementation plan assumes that the change in
17-17    equipment, vehicles, or operations will occur, if on the date the
17-18    grant is awarded the change is not required by any state or federal
17-19    law, rule or regulation, memorandum of agreement, or other legally
17-20    binding document; or
17-21                (2)  the purchase of an on-road diesel or equipment
17-22    required only by local law or regulation or by corporate or
17-23    controlling board policy of a public or private entity.
17-24          Sec. 386.103.  APPLICATION FOR GRANT.  (a)  Any person as
17-25    defined by Section 382.003 that owns one or more on-road or
17-26    non-road diesels that operate primarily within a nonattainment area
 18-1    or affected county of this state or that otherwise contributes to
 18-2    the state inventory of emissions of oxides of nitrogen may apply
 18-3    for a grant under the program.
 18-4          (b)  An application for a grant under this subchapter must be
 18-5    made on an application provided by the commission and must contain
 18-6    information required by the commission, including:
 18-7                (1)  a detailed description of the proposed project;
 18-8                (2)  information necessary for the commission to
 18-9    determine whether the project meets eligibility requirements for
18-10    the type of project proposed, including a statement of the amounts
18-11    of any other public financial assistance the project will receive;
18-12    and
18-13                (3)  other information the commission may require.
18-14          Sec. 386.104.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The commission
18-15    shall establish criteria for setting priorities for projects
18-16    eligible to receive grants under this subchapter.  The commission
18-17    shall review and may modify the criteria and priorities as
18-18    appropriate.
18-19          (b)  A proposed project as described in Section 386.102 must
18-20    meet the requirements of this section to be eligible for a grant
18-21    under the program.
18-22          (c)  For a proposed project as described by Section
18-23    386.102(b), other than a project involving a marine vessel or
18-24    engine, not less than 75 percent of vehicle miles traveled or hours
18-25    of operation projected for the five years immediately following the
18-26    award of a grant must be projected to take place in a nonattainment
 19-1    area or affected county of this state.  For a proposed project
 19-2    involving a marine vessel or engine, the vessel or engine must be
 19-3    operated in the intercoastal waterways or bays adjacent to a
 19-4    nonattainment area or affected county of this state for a
 19-5    sufficient amount of time over the lifetime of the project, as
 19-6    determined by the commission, to meet the cost-effectiveness
 19-7    requirements of Section 386.105.
 19-8          (d)  Each proposed project must meet the cost-effectiveness
 19-9    requirements of Sections 386.105 and 386.106.
19-10          (e)  A proposed repower project must exceed commission
19-11    requirements relating to baseline emissions levels of the engines
19-12    being replaced under the project.
19-13          (f)  A proposed retrofit, repower, or add-on equipment
19-14    project must document, in a manner acceptable to the commission, a
19-15    reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen of at least 30 percent
19-16    compared with the baseline emissions adopted by the commission for
19-17    the relevant engine year and application.  After study of available
19-18    emissions reduction technologies, after public notice and comment,
19-19    and after consultation with the advisory board, the commission may
19-20    revise the minimum percentage reduction in emissions of oxides of
19-21    nitrogen required by this subsection to improve the ability of the
19-22    program to achieve its goals.
19-23          (g)  If a baseline emissions standard does not exist for
19-24    on-road or non-road diesels in a particular category, the
19-25    commission, for purposes of this subchapter, shall establish an
19-26    appropriate baseline emissions level for comparison purposes.
 20-1          (h)  The commission may approve payments to offset the
 20-2    incremental cost, over the expected lifetime of the motor vehicle
 20-3    or on-road or non-road diesel, of the use of qualifying fuel in a
 20-4    motor vehicle or on-road or non-road diesel if the proposed project
 20-5    as a whole, including the incremental fuel cost, meets the
 20-6    requirements of this subchapter.  The commission shall develop an
 20-7    appropriate method for converting incremental fuel costs over the
 20-8    lifetime of the motor vehicle or on-road or non-road diesel into an
 20-9    initial cost for purposes of determining cost-effectiveness as
20-10    required by Section 386.105.
20-11          Sec. 386.105.  CALCULATION OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS.  (a)  In
20-12    calculating cost-effectiveness, one-time grants of money at the
20-13    beginning of a project shall be annualized using a time value of
20-14    public funds or discount rate determined for each project by the
20-15    commission, taking into account the interest rate on bonds,
20-16    interest earned by state funds, and other factors the commission
20-17    considers appropriate.
20-18          (b)  The commission shall establish reasonable methodologies
20-19    for evaluating project cost-effectiveness consistent with
20-20    Subsection (a) and with accepted methods.
20-21          (c)  The commission shall develop protocols for calculating
20-22    oxides of nitrogen emissions reductions not otherwise required by
20-23    state or federal law in nonattainment areas and affected counties
20-24    of this state from representative project types over the life of
20-25    the projects.
20-26          (d)  The commission may include in cost-effectiveness
 21-1    determinations only reductions in oxides of nitrogen emissions that
 21-2    are achieved in nonattainment areas and affected counties of this
 21-3    state.
 21-4          Sec. 386.106.  COST-EFFECTIVENESS CRITERIA; DETERMINATION OF
 21-5    GRANT AMOUNT.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 386.107, the
 21-6    commission may not award a grant for a proposed project the
 21-7    cost-effectiveness of which, calculated in accordance with Section
 21-8    386.105 and criteria developed under that section, exceeds $13,000
 21-9    per ton of oxides of nitrogen emissions reduced in the
21-10    nonattainment area or affected county for which the project is
21-11    proposed.  This subsection does not restrict commission authority
21-12    under other law to require emissions reductions with a
21-13    cost-effectiveness that exceeds $13,000 per ton.
21-14          (b)  The commission may not award a grant that, net of taxes,
21-15    provides an amount that exceeds the incremental cost of the
21-16    proposed project.
21-17          (c)  The commission shall adopt guidelines for capitalizing
21-18    incremental lease costs so those costs may be offset by a grant
21-19    under this subchapter.
21-20          (d)  In determining the amount of a grant under this
21-21    subchapter, the commission shall reduce the incremental cost of a
21-22    proposed new purchase, lease, retrofit, repower, or add-on
21-23    equipment project by the value of any existing financial incentive
21-24    that directly reduces the cost of the proposed project, including
21-25    tax credits or deductions, other grants, or any other public
21-26    financial assistance.
 22-1          Sec. 386.107.  ADJUSTMENT TO MAXIMUM COST-EFFECTIVENESS
 22-2    AMOUNT AND AWARD AMOUNT.  After study of available emissions
 22-3    reduction technologies and costs and after public notice and
 22-4    comment, the commission, in consultation with the advisory board,
 22-5    may change the values of the maximum grant award criteria
 22-6    established in Section 386.106 to account for inflation or to
 22-7    improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.
 22-8          Sec. 386.108.  INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.  (a)  The commission
 22-9    shall provide funding under Section 386.252(a)(1) for
22-10    infrastructure projects.
22-11          (b)  To implement the requirement of Subsection (a), the
22-12    commission shall:
22-13                (1)  solicit applications for a balanced mix of
22-14    projects involving fueling and electrification infrastructure that
22-15    is linked to motor vehicle and on-road and non-road diesel projects
22-16    and consistent with program goals;
22-17                (2)  coordinate infrastructure projects with motor
22-18    vehicle and on-road and non-road diesel projects representing a
22-19    broad range of fuels, technologies, and applications as appropriate
22-20    and consistent with the goals of this chapter;
22-21                (3)  adopt guidelines and criteria for infrastructure
22-22    projects to be funded under the program; and
22-23                (4)  oversee, monitor, and evaluate the use of grants
22-24    awarded under this program and report on the effectiveness of this
22-25    grant program in relation to the purposes and goals of this
22-26    chapter.
 23-1          Sec. 386.109.  ELIGIBLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.  The
 23-2    commission may consider for funding under Section 386.108:
 23-3                (1)  the purchase and installation at a site of
 23-4    equipment that is designed primarily to dispense qualifying fuel,
 23-5    other than standard gasoline or diesel, or the purchase of on-site
 23-6    mobile fueling equipment;
 23-7                (2)  infrastructure projects, including auxiliary power
 23-8    units, designed to dispense electricity to motor vehicles and
 23-9    on-road and non-road diesels; and
23-10                (3)  a project that involves a technology that allows a
23-11    vehicle to replace with electric power, while the vehicle is
23-12    parked, the power normally supplied by the vehicle's internal
23-13    combustion engine.
23-14          Sec. 386.110.  APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE
23-15    PROJECTS.  (a)  The commission shall develop a simple, standardized
23-16    application package for infrastructure project grants under this
23-17    subchapter.  The package must include:
23-18                (1)  an application form;
23-19                (2)  a brief description of:
23-20                      (A)  the program;
23-21                      (B)  the projects that are eligible for available
23-22    funding;
23-23                      (C)  the selection criteria and evaluation
23-24    process; and
23-25                      (D)  the required documentation;
23-26                (3)  the name of a person or office to contact for more
 24-1    information;
 24-2                (4)  an example of the contract that an applicant will
 24-3    be required to execute before receiving a grant; and
 24-4                (5)  any other information the commission considers
 24-5    useful to inform the applicant and expedite the application
 24-6    process.
 24-7          (b)  The application form shall require as much information
 24-8    as the commission determines is necessary to properly evaluate each
 24-9    project but shall otherwise minimize the information required.
24-10          (c)  The commission may not require an applicant, as part of
24-11    the application process, to calculate tons of emissions reduced or
24-12    cost-effectiveness.
24-13          Sec. 386.111.  APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.  (a)  The
24-14    commission shall review an application for a grant for a project
24-15    authorized under this subchapter, including an application for a
24-16    grant for an infrastructure project, immediately on receipt of the
24-17    application.  If the commission determines that an application is
24-18    incomplete, the commission shall notify the applicant, not later
24-19    than the 15th working day after the date on which the commission
24-20    received the application, with an explanation of what is missing
24-21    from the application.  The commission shall record the date and
24-22    time of receipt of each application the commission determines to be
24-23    complete and shall evaluate the completed application according to
24-24    the appropriate project criteria.  Subject to available funding,
24-25    the commission shall make a final determination on an application
24-26    as soon as possible and not later than the 60th working day after
 25-1    the date the application is determined to be complete.
 25-2          (b)  The commission shall make every effort to expedite the
 25-3    application review process and to award grants to qualified
 25-4    projects in a timely manner.  To the extent possible, the
 25-5    commission shall coordinate project review and approval with any
 25-6    timing constraints related to project purchases or installations to
 25-7    be made by an applicant.
 25-8          (c)  The commission may deny an application for a project
 25-9    that does not meet the applicable project criteria or that the
25-10    commission determines is not made in good faith, is not credible,
25-11    or is not in compliance with this chapter and the goals of this
25-12    chapter.
25-13          (d)  Subject to availability of funds, the commission shall
25-14    award a grant under this subchapter in conjunction with the
25-15    execution of a contract that obligates the commission to make the
25-16    grant and the recipient to perform the actions described in the
25-17    recipient's grant application.  The contract must incorporate
25-18    provisions for recapturing grant money in proportion to any loss of
25-19    emissions reductions or underachievement in dispensing qualifying
25-20    fuel compared with the volume of emissions reductions or amount of
25-21    fuel dispensed that was projected in awarding the grant.  Grant
25-22    money recaptured under the contract provision shall be deposited in
25-23    the fund and reallocated for other projects under this subchapter.
25-24          (e)  An applicant may seek reimbursement for qualifying
25-25    equipment installed after the effective date of this program.
25-26          Sec. 386.112.  ON-ROAD DIESEL PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE.
 26-1    (a)  The commission shall develop a purchase or lease incentive
 26-2    program for new on-road diesels and shall adopt rules necessary to
 26-3    implement the program and to reimburse a purchaser or lessee of a
 26-4    new on-road diesel that is eligible for reimbursement of
 26-5    incremental costs under this subchapter.
 26-6          (b)  The program shall authorize statewide incentives for the
 26-7    reimbursement of incremental costs for the purchase or lease,
 26-8    according to the schedule provided by Section 386.113, of new
 26-9    on-road diesels that are certified by the United States
26-10    Environmental Protection Agency to an emissions standard provided
26-11    by Section 386.113 if the purchaser or lessee of the on-road diesel
26-12    agrees to register the vehicle in this state and to operate the
26-13    on-road diesel in this state for not less than 75 percent of the
26-14    on-road diesel's annual mileage.
26-15          (c)  Only one incentive will be provided for each new on-road
26-16    diesel.  The incentive shall be provided to the purchaser if the
26-17    on-road diesel is not purchased for the purpose of leasing the
26-18    on-road diesel to another person, or to the lessee and not to the
26-19    purchaser if the on-road diesel is purchased for the purpose of
26-20    leasing the on-road diesel to another person.  A lease incentive
26-21    for a new on-road diesel shall be prorated based on an eight-year
26-22    lease term.
26-23          Sec. 386.113.  ON-ROAD DIESEL PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE
26-24    SCHEDULE.  A new on-road diesel is eligible for reimbursement of
26-25    incremental costs according to the following schedule:
 27-1               Incentive emissions standard        Reimbursement amount
 27-2                   (oxides of nitrogen)
 27-3         Date of manufacture     Date of manufacture
 27-4               (2001)             (10/01/02-9/30/06)
 27-5           2.5 g/bhp-hr NOx        1.2 g/bhp-hr NOx    up to $15,000
 27-6           1.5 g/bhp-hr NOx        0.5 g/bhp-hr NOx    up to $25,000
 27-7           0.0 g/bhp-hr NOx        0.0 g/bhp-hr NOx    up to $25,000
 27-8          Sec. 386.114.  MODIFICATION OF INCENTIVE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
 27-9    After evaluating new technologies and after public notice and
27-10    comment, the commission, in consultation with the advisory board,
27-11    may change the incentive emissions standards established by Section
27-12    386.113 to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.
27-13             (Sections 386.115-386.150 reserved for expansion
27-14     SUBCHAPTER D.  MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM
27-15          Sec. 386.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
27-16                (1)  "Bin" or "emissions bin" means a set of emissions
27-17    standards applicable to exhaust pollutants measured on the Federal
27-18    Test Procedure (FTP) according to 40 C.F.R. Section 86.1811-04.
27-19                (2)  "Light-duty motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle
27-20    with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 10,000 pounds.
27-21                (3)  "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device
27-22    designed for transporting persons or property on a public highway
27-23    that is required to be registered under Chapter 502, Transportation
27-24    Code.
27-25          Sec. 386.152.  COMPTROLLER AND COMMISSION DUTIES REGARDING
27-26    LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
 28-1    (a)  The comptroller and the commission shall develop a purchase or
 28-2    lease incentive program for new light-duty motor vehicles and shall
 28-3    adopt rules necessary to implement the program.
 28-4          (b)  The program shall authorize statewide incentives for the
 28-5    purchase or lease, according to the schedule provided by Section
 28-6    386.153, of new light-duty motor vehicles that are certified by the
 28-7    United States Environmental Protection Agency to meet an emissions
 28-8    standard that is at least as stringent as those provided by Section
 28-9    386.153 for a purchaser or lessee who agrees to register the
28-10    vehicle in this state and to operate the vehicle in this state for
28-11    not less than 75 percent of the vehicle's annual mileage.
28-12          (c)  Only one incentive will be provided for each new
28-13    light-duty motor vehicle.  The incentive shall be provided to the
28-14    lessee and not to the purchaser if the motor vehicle is purchased
28-15    for the purpose of leasing the vehicle to another person.
28-16          Sec. 386.153.  LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE
28-17    INCENTIVE SCHEDULE.  A new light-duty motor vehicle is eligible for
28-18    an incentive according to the following schedule:
28-19             Incentive emissions standard and incentive amount
28-20                           Model year 2003-2007
28-21                           Bin 4         $1,250
28-22                           Bin 3         $2,225
28-23                           Bin 2         $3,750
28-24                           Bin 1         $5,000
28-25          Sec. 386.154.  MODIFICATION OF INCENTIVE EMISSIONS STANDARDS.
28-26    After evaluating new technologies and after public notice and
 29-1    comment, the commission, in consultation with the advisory board,
 29-2    may change the incentive emissions standards established by Section
 29-3    386.153 to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.
 29-4          Sec. 386.155.  MANUFACTURER'S REPORT.  At the beginning of
 29-5    but not later than July 1 of each year preceding the vehicle model
 29-6    year, a manufacturer of motor vehicles shall provide to the
 29-7    commission a list of the new vehicle models that the manufacturer
 29-8    intends to sell in this state during that model year that meet the
 29-9    incentive emissions standards established by the schedules set out
29-10    under Section 386.153.  The manufacturer may supplement the list
29-11    provided to the commission under this section  as necessary to
29-12    include additional new vehicle models the manufacturer intends to
29-13    sell in this state during the model year.
29-14          Sec. 386.156.  LIST OF ELIGIBLE MOTOR VEHICLES.  (a)  On
29-15    August 1 each year the commission shall publish and provide to the
29-16    comptroller a list of the new model motor vehicles as listed for
29-17    the commission under Section 386.155.  The commission shall publish
29-18    and provide to the comptroller supplements to that list as
29-19    necessary to include additional new vehicle models listed in a
29-20    supplement to the original list provided by a manufacturer under
29-21    Section 386.155.
29-22          (b)  The comptroller shall distribute the list of eligible
29-23    motor vehicles to all new motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents
29-24    in this state.
29-25          Sec. 386.157.  VEHICLE EMISSIONS INFORMATION BROCHURE.
29-26    (a)  To enable consumers to make informed purchase decisions based
 30-1    on the relative amounts of emissions produced by motor vehicles
 30-2    within each vehicle class, the motor vehicle manufacturer shall
 30-3    publish and make available to its dealers, for distribution to the
 30-4    dealers' customers, a brochure that includes the list of eligible
 30-5    motor vehicles prepared under Section 386.156 and the emissions and
 30-6    air pollution ratings, not including fuel efficiency, for each
 30-7    eligible motor vehicle based on data from the United States
 30-8    Environmental Protection Agency's Green Vehicle Guide.  The
 30-9    brochure must also clearly present information on the emissions and
30-10    air pollution ratings, not including fuel efficiency, for each
30-11    motor vehicle on the list of eligible motor vehicles prepared by
30-12    the manufacturer under Section 386.155, based on the motor
30-13    vehicle's Bin certification number.  The brochure must indicate
30-14    where the Bin certification information is located on each motor
30-15    vehicle and must clearly explain how to interpret that information.
30-16    The brochure must also tell the consumer how to obtain further
30-17    information from the United States Environmental Protection
30-18    Agency's Green Vehicle Guide.  The commission by rule shall
30-19    establish standards for compliance with this subsection.
30-20          (b)  A new motor vehicle dealer or leasing agent shall make
30-21    available to the dealer's or leasing agent's prospective purchasers
30-22    or lessees a copy of the list prepared and published by the
30-23    commission under Section 386.156.
30-24          Sec. 386.158.  LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE
30-25    INCENTIVE.  (a)  A person who purchases or leases a new light-duty
30-26    motor vehicle that has been listed under Section 386.155 is
 31-1    eligible for an incentive under this subchapter.
 31-2          (b)  A lease incentive for a new light-duty motor vehicle
 31-3    shall be prorated based on a four-year lease term.
 31-4          (c)  To receive money under an incentive program provided by
 31-5    this subchapter, the purchaser or lessee of a new light-duty motor
 31-6    vehicle eligible for an incentive under this subchapter shall apply
 31-7    for the incentive in the manner provided by law or by rule of the
 31-8    comptroller.
 31-9          Sec. 386.159.  PUBLIC INFORMATION.  (a)  The commission in
31-10    cooperation with the comptroller shall develop and implement a
31-11    program to inform the public and new motor vehicle dealers and
31-12    leasing agents about the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive
31-13    program.
31-14          (b)  The Texas Department of Transportation shall insert a
31-15    notice describing the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease
31-16    incentive program with each annual vehicle registration renewal
31-17    notice.  To help a consumer to make informed new vehicle purchase
31-18    decisions, the notice must also include a statement that
31-19    information on eligible motor vehicles and on the emissions and air
31-20    pollution ratings, not including fuel efficiency, for eligible
31-21    motor vehicles may be obtained from the commission or from new
31-22    motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents.  The notice must state
31-23    where the Bin certification information is located on each eligible
31-24    motor vehicle, must clearly explain how to interpret that
31-25    information, and must tell the consumer how to obtain further
31-26    information from the United States Environmental Protection
 32-1    Agency's Green Vehicle Guide.
 32-2          Sec. 386.160.  COMPTROLLER TO ACCOUNT FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
 32-3    PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES.  (a)  The comptroller by rule shall
 32-4    develop a method to administer and account for the motor vehicle
 32-5    purchase or lease incentives authorized by this subchapter and to
 32-6    pay incentive money to the purchaser or lessee of a new motor
 32-7    vehicle, on application of the purchaser or lessee as provided by
 32-8    this subchapter.
 32-9          (b)  The comptroller shall develop and publish forms and
32-10    instructions for the purchaser or lessee of a new motor vehicle to
32-11    use in applying to the comptroller for an incentive payment under
32-12    this subchapter.  The comptroller shall make the forms available to
32-13    new motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents.  Dealers and leasing
32-14    agents shall make the forms available to their prospective
32-15    purchasers or lessees.
32-16          (c)  In addition to other forms developed and published under
32-17    this section, the comptroller shall develop and publish a
32-18    verification form by which, with information provided by the dealer
32-19    or leasing agent, the comptroller can verify the sale of a vehicle
32-20    covered by this subchapter.  The verification form shall include at
32-21    least the name of the purchaser, the vehicle identification number
32-22    of the vehicle involved, the date of the purchase, and the name of
32-23    the new motor dealer or leasing agent involved in the transaction.
32-24    At the time of sale or lease of a vehicle eligible for an incentive
32-25    under this subchapter, the dealer or leasing agent shall complete
32-26    the verification form supplied to the dealer by the comptroller.
 33-1    The purchaser or lessee shall include the completed verification
 33-2    form as part of the purchaser's application for an incentive.  The
 33-3    dealer shall maintain a copy of the completed verification form for
 33-4    at least two years from the date of the transaction.
 33-5          Sec. 386.161.  REPORT TO COMMISSION; SUSPENSION OF PURCHASE
 33-6    OR LEASE INCENTIVES.  (a)  The comptroller shall report to the
 33-7    commission annually regarding motor vehicle purchase or lease
 33-8    incentives.
 33-9          (b)  If the balance available for motor vehicle purchase or
33-10    lease incentives falls below 15 percent of the total allocated for
33-11    the incentives during that fiscal year, the comptroller by order
33-12    shall suspend the incentives until the date the comptroller can
33-13    certify that the balance available in the fund for incentives is an
33-14    amount adequate to resume the incentives or the beginning of the
33-15    next fiscal year, whichever is earlier.  If the comptroller
33-16    suspends the incentives, the comptroller shall immediately notify
33-17    the commission and all new motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents
33-18    that the incentives have been suspended.
33-19          (c)  The comptroller shall establish a toll-free telephone
33-20    number available to motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents for
33-21    the dealers and agents to call to verify that incentives are
33-22    available.  The comptroller may provide for issuing verification
33-23    numbers over the telephone line.
33-24          (d)  Reliance by a dealer or leasing agent on information
33-25    provided by the comptroller or commission is a complete defense to
33-26    an action involving or based on eligibility of a vehicle for an
 34-1    incentive or availability of vehicles eligible for an incentive.
 34-2             (Sections 386.162-386.200 reserved for expansion
 34-3              SUBCHAPTER E.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM
 34-4          Sec. 386.201.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
 34-5                (1)  "Electric cooperative" has the meaning assigned by
 34-6    Section 11.003, Utilities Code.
 34-7                (2)  "Electric utility" has the meaning assigned by
 34-8    Section 31.002, Utilities Code.
 34-9                (3)  "Municipally owned utility" has the meaning
34-10    assigned by Section 11.003, Utilities Code.
34-11          Sec. 386.202.  GRANT PROGRAM.  (a)  The utility commission
34-12    shall develop an energy efficiency grant program using program
34-13    templates that are consistent with rules of the utility commission
34-14    adopted under Section 39.905, Utilities Code.
34-15          (b)  Programs approved under this subchapter must include the
34-16    retirement of materials and appliances that contribute to peak
34-17    energy demand to ensure the reduction of energy demand, peak loads,
34-18    and associated emissions of air contaminants.
34-19          Sec. 386.203.  ADMINISTRATION OF GRANTS.  Money allocated by
34-20    the utility commission under the grant program developed under this
34-21    subchapter shall be administered by electric utilities, electric
34-22    cooperatives, and municipally owned utilities.  A participating
34-23    electric utility, electric cooperative, or municipally owned
34-24    utility shall be reimbursed from the fund for costs incurred by the
34-25    utility in administering the energy efficiency grant program
34-26    established under this subchapter.  Reimbursable administrative
 35-1    costs of a participating entity may not exceed 10 percent of the
 35-2    entity's total program budget before January 1, 2003, and may not
 35-3    exceed five percent of the entity's total program budget on or
 35-4    after that date.
 35-5          Sec. 386.204.  LIMITATION ON DUTY OF PARTICIPATING UTILITY.
 35-6    (a)  This subchapter obligates an electric utility, electric
 35-7    cooperative, or municipally owned utility only to administer the
 35-8    funding allocated to the entity by the utility commission in
 35-9    accordance with this subchapter.
35-10          (b)  The obligation of an electric utility under this
35-11    subchapter is separate and apart from, and does not affect an
35-12    obligation of the electric utility under, Section 39.905, Utilities
35-13    Code, or a rule adopted under that section.
35-14          (c)  Emissions reductions achieved by a program implemented
35-15    under this subchapter may not be used by an electric utility,
35-16    electric cooperative, or municipally owned utility to satisfy an
35-17    obligation to reduce air contaminant emissions under state or
35-18    federal law or a state or federal regulatory program.
35-19          Sec. 386.205.  EVALUATION OF STATE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
35-20    PROGRAMS.  In cooperation with the laboratory, the utility
35-21    commission shall provide an annual report to the commission that,
35-22    by county, quantifies the reductions of energy demand, peak loads,
35-23    and associated emissions of air contaminants achieved from the
35-24    programs implemented under this subchapter and from those
35-25    implemented under Section 39.905, Utilities Code.
 36-1             (Sections 386.206-386.250 reserved for expansion
 36-2            SUBCHAPTER F.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FUND
 36-3          Sec. 386.251.  FUND.  (a)  The Texas emissions reduction plan
 36-4    fund is an account in the state treasury.
 36-5          (b)  The fund is administered by the comptroller for the
 36-6    benefit of the plan established under this chapter.  The fund is
 36-7    exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
 36-8    Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund.
 36-9          (c)  The fund consists of:
36-10                (1)  the contributions, fees, and surcharges under:
36-11                      (A)  Section 386.056;
36-12                      (B)  Sections 151.0515 and 152.0215, Tax Code;
36-13    and
36-14                      (C)  Sections 502.1675 and 548.256(c),
36-15    Transportation Code; and
36-16                (2)  grant money recaptured under Section 386.111(d).
36-17          Sec. 386.252.  USE OF FUND.  (a)  Money in the fund may be
36-18    used only to implement and administer programs established under
36-19    the plan and shall be allocated as follows:
36-20                (1)  for the diesel emissions reduction incentive
36-21    program, 72 percent of the money in the fund, of which not more
36-22    than three percent may be used for infrastructure projects and not
36-23    more than 15 percent may be used for on-road diesel purchase or
36-24    lease incentives;
36-25                (2)  for the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive
36-26    program, 10 percent of the money in the fund;
 37-1                (3)  for the energy efficiency grant program, 7.5
 37-2    percent of the money in the fund;
 37-3                (4)  for the new technology research and development
 37-4    program, 7.5 percent of the money in the fund, of which up to
 37-5    $250,000 is allocated for administration, up to $200,000 is
 37-6    allocated for a health effects study, and $500,000 is to be
 37-7    deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the clean air
 37-8    account created under Section 382.0622 to supplement funding for
 37-9    air quality planning activities in affected counties; and
37-10                (5)  for administrative costs incurred by the utility
37-11    commission, the commission, the comptroller, and the laboratory,
37-12    three percent.
37-13          (b)  Up to 15 percent of the money allocated under Subsection
37-14    (a) to a particular program and not expended under that program by
37-15    March 1 of the second fiscal year of a fiscal biennium may be used
37-16    for another program under the plan as determined by the commission
37-17    in consultation with the advisory board.
37-18                   CHAPTER 387.  NEW TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
37-19                          AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
37-20          Sec. 387.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "program" means
37-21    the new technology research and development program.
37-22          Sec. 387.002.  TEXAS COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY.
37-23    (a)  The Texas Council on Environmental Technology consists of 11
37-24    members appointed by the governor to represent the academic and
37-25    nonprofit communities.  The governor shall designate from the
37-26    council members a presiding officer of the council.  Members of the
 38-1    council serve six-year staggered terms, with the terms of three or
 38-2    four members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
 38-3          (b)  The Texas Council on Environmental Technology shall work
 38-4    to enhance the entrepreneurial and inventive spirit of Texans to
 38-5    assist in developing solutions to air, water, and waste problems
 38-6    by:
 38-7                (1)  identifying and evaluating new technologies and
 38-8    seeking the approval of the United States Environmental Protection
 38-9    Agency for and facilitating the deployment of those technologies;
38-10    and
38-11                (2)  assisting the commission and the United States
38-12    Environmental  Protection  Agency  in  the  process  of  ensuring
38-13    credit for new, innovative, and creative technological
38-14    advancements.
38-15          (c)  Council offices and projects shall be housed at the
38-16    Center for Energy and Environmental Resources at The University of
38-17    Texas at Austin.
38-18          Sec. 387.003.  NEW TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
38-19    PROGRAM.  (a)  The Texas Council on Environmental Technology shall
38-20    establish and administer a new technology research and development
38-21    program as provided by this chapter.
38-22          (b)  Under the program, the Texas Council on Environmental
38-23    Technology shall provide grants to be used to support development
38-24    of emissions-reducing technologies that may be used for projects
38-25    eligible for awards under Chapter 386 and other new technologies
38-26    that show promise for commercialization.  The primary objective of
 39-1    this chapter is to promote the development of commercialization
 39-2    technologies that will support projects that may be funded under
 39-3    Chapter 386 and this chapter.
 39-4          Sec. 387.004.  SOLICITATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY PROPOSALS.  The
 39-5    Texas Council on Environmental Technology from time to time shall
 39-6    issue specific requests for proposals (RFPs) or program opportunity
 39-7    notices (PONs) for technology projects to be funded under the
 39-8    program.
 39-9          Sec. 387.005.  ELIGIBLE PROJECTS; PRIORITIES.  (a)  Grants
39-10    awarded under this chapter shall be directed toward a balanced mix
39-11    of:
39-12                (1)  retrofit and add-on technologies to reduce
39-13    emissions from the existing stock of vehicles targeted by the Texas
39-14    emissions reduction plan;
39-15                (2)  advanced technologies for new engines and vehicles
39-16    that produce very-low or zero emissions of oxides of nitrogen,
39-17    including stationary and mobile fuel cells;
39-18                (3)  studies to improve air quality assessment and
39-19    modeling;
39-20                (4)  advanced technologies that promote increased
39-21    building and appliance energy performance; and
39-22                (5)  advanced technologies that reduce emissions from
39-23    other significant sources.
39-24          (b)  The Texas Council on Environmental Technology shall
39-25    identify and evaluate and may consider making grants for technology
39-26    projects that would allow qualifying fuels to be produced from
 40-1    energy resources in this state.  In considering projects under this
 40-2    subsection, the council shall give preference to projects involving
 40-3    otherwise unusable energy resources in this state and producing
 40-4    qualifying fuels at prices lower than otherwise available and low
 40-5    enough to make the projects to be funded under the program
 40-6    economically attractive to local businesses in the area for which
 40-7    the project is proposed.
 40-8          (c)  In soliciting proposals under Section 387.004 and
 40-9    determining how to allocate grant money available for projects
40-10    under this chapter, the Texas Council on Environmental Technology
40-11    shall give special consideration to advanced technologies and
40-12    retrofit or add-on projects that provide multiple benefits by
40-13    reducing emissions of particulates and other air pollutants.
40-14          (d)  A project that involves publicly or privately owned
40-15    vehicles or vessels is eligible for funding under this chapter if
40-16    the project meets all applicable criteria.
40-17          (e)  Studies authorized under Subsection (a)(3) shall be
40-18    consistent with air quality research priorities identified by the
40-19    commission and conducted in an independent and objective manner.
40-20          Sec. 387.006.  EVIDENCE OF COMMERCIALIZATION POTENTIAL
40-21    REQUIRED.  (a)  An application for a technology grant under this
40-22    chapter must show clear and compelling evidence that:
40-23                (1)  the proposed technology project has a strong
40-24    commercialization plan and organization; and
40-25                (2)  the technology proposed for funding:
40-26                      (A)  is likely to be offered for commercial sale
 41-1    in this state within five years after the date of the application
 41-2    for funding; and
 41-3                      (B)  once commercialized, will offer
 41-4    opportunities for projects eligible for funding under Chapter 386.
 41-5          (b)  The Texas Council on Environmental Technology shall
 41-6    consider specifically, for each proposed technology project
 41-7    application:
 41-8                (1)  the projected potential for reduced emissions of
 41-9    oxides of nitrogen and the cost-effectiveness of the technology
41-10    once it has been commercialized;
41-11                (2)  the potential for the technology to contribute
41-12    significantly to air quality goals; and
41-13                (3)  the strength of the commercialization plan.
41-14          Sec. 387.007.  COST-SHARING.  The Texas Council on
41-15    Environmental Technology may require cost-sharing for technology
41-16    projects funded under this chapter but may not require repayment of
41-17    grant money, except that the council shall require provisions for
41-18    recapturing grant money for noncompliance with grant requirements.
41-19    Grant money recaptured under the contract provision shall be
41-20    deposited in the environmental research fund and reallocated for
41-21    other projects under this chapter.
41-22          Sec. 387.008.  ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH FUND.  (a)  The
41-23    environmental research fund is an account in the general revenue
41-24    fund.  The fund consists of money from gifts, grants, or donations
41-25    to the fund for designated or general use and from any other source
41-26    designated by the legislature.
 42-1          (b)  Money in the environmental research fund may be used
 42-2    only for the operation and projects of the Texas Council on
 42-3    Environmental Technology.
 42-4          Sec. 387.009.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  The Texas Council on
 42-5    Environmental Technology may appoint advisory committees as
 42-6    necessary or desirable to assist the council in performing its
 42-7    duties.  An advisory committee may include representatives of
 42-8    industry, environmental groups, consumer groups, local governments,
 42-9    agriculture, the commission, the General Land Office, and the
42-10    Railroad Commission of Texas.  Any senator or representative
42-11    desiring to do so may participate on any advisory committee
42-12    appointed under this section.  Members of an advisory committee are
42-13    not entitled to compensation.
42-14          Sec. 387.010.  REPORTS.  Not later than December 1, 2002, and
42-15    not later than December 1 of each subsequent second year, the Texas
42-16    Council on Environmental Technology shall report to the legislature
42-17    on projects funded under the new technology research and
42-18    development program, describing the technical objectives and
42-19    accomplishments of the project and the progress of the project
42-20    technology toward commercialization.  Using sound science, the
42-21    report shall detail the costs and actual realized benefits of the
42-22    program and of each project funded under the program.
42-23         CHAPTER 388.  TEXAS BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
42-24          Sec. 388.001.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  (a)  The legislature
42-25    finds that an effective building energy code is essential to:
42-26                (1)  reducing the air pollutant emissions that are
 43-1    affecting the health of residents of this state;
 43-2                (2)  moderating future peak electric power demand;
 43-3                (3)  assuring the reliability of the electrical grid;
 43-4    and
 43-5                (4)  controlling energy costs for residents and
 43-6    businesses in this state.
 43-7          (b)  The legislature further finds that this state has a
 43-8    number of unique climate types, all of which require more energy
 43-9    for cooling than for heating, and that there are many
43-10    cost-effective measures that can reduce peak energy use and reduce
43-11    cooling and other energy costs in buildings.
43-12          Sec. 388.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
43-13                (1)  "Affected county" has the meaning assigned by
43-14    Section 386.001.
43-15                (2)  "Building" has the meaning assigned by the
43-16    International Building Code.
43-17                (3)  "Code official" means an individual employed by a
43-18    local jurisdiction to review construction plans and other
43-19    documents, inspect construction, or administer and enforce building
43-20    standards under this chapter.
43-21                (4)  "Code-certified inspector" means an inspector who
43-22    is certified by the International Code Council, the Building
43-23    Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., the
43-24    International Conference of Building Officials, or the Southern
43-25    Building Code Congress International to have met minimum standards
43-26    for interpretation and enforcement of requirements of the
 44-1    International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency
 44-2    chapter of the International Residential Code.
 44-3                (5)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource
 44-4    Conservation Commission.
 44-5                (6)  "International Residential Code" means the
 44-6    International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as
 44-7    adopted by the International Code Council.
 44-8                (7)  "International Energy Conservation Code" means the
 44-9    International Energy Conservation Code as adopted by the
44-10    International Code Council.
44-11                (8)  "Laboratory" means the Energy Systems Laboratory
44-12    at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M
44-13    University System.
44-14                (9)  "Local jurisdiction" means the authority
44-15    responsible for implementation and enforcement of local building
44-16    codes.
44-17                (10)  "Municipality" has the meaning assigned by
44-18    Section 1.005, Local Government Code.
44-19                (11)  "Nonattainment area" has the meaning assigned by
44-20    Section 386.001.
44-21                (12)  "Single-family residential" means having the
44-22    character of a detached one- or two-family dwelling or a multiple
44-23    single-family dwelling not more than three stories high with
44-24    separate means of egress, including the accessory structures of the
44-25    dwelling.
44-26          Sec. 388.003.  ADOPTION OF BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
 45-1    PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.  (a)  To achieve energy conservation in
 45-2    single-family residential construction, the energy efficiency
 45-3    chapter of the International Residential Code, as it existed on May
 45-4    1, 2001, is adopted as the energy code in this state for
 45-5    single-family residential construction.
 45-6          (b)  To achieve energy conservation in all other residential,
 45-7    commercial, and industrial construction, the International Energy
 45-8    Conservation Code as it existed on May 1, 2001, is adopted as the
 45-9    energy code for use in this state for all other residential,
45-10    commercial, and industrial construction.
45-11          (c)  A municipality shall establish procedures:
45-12                (1)  for the administration and enforcement of the
45-13    codes; and
45-14                (2)  to ensure that code-certified inspectors shall
45-15    perform inspections and enforce the code in the inspectors'
45-16    jurisdictions.
45-17          (d)  A municipality or county may establish procedures to
45-18    adopt local amendments to the International Energy Conservation
45-19    Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International
45-20    Residential Code.
45-21          (e)  Local amendments may not result in less stringent energy
45-22    efficiency requirements in nonattainment areas and in affected
45-23    counties than the energy efficiency chapter of the International
45-24    Residential Code or International Energy Conservation Code.  Local
45-25    amendments must comply with the National Appliance Energy
45-26    Conservation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. Sections 6291-6309), as
 46-1    amended.  The laboratory, at the request of a municipality or
 46-2    county, shall determine the relative impact of proposed local
 46-3    amendments to an energy code, including whether proposed amendments
 46-4    are substantially equal to or less stringent than the unamended
 46-5    code.  For the purpose of establishing uniform requirements
 46-6    throughout a region, and on request of a council of governments, a
 46-7    county, or a municipality, the laboratory may recommend a
 46-8    climatically appropriate modification or a climate zone designation
 46-9    for a county or group of counties that is different from the
46-10    climate zone designation in the unamended code.  The laboratory
46-11    shall:
46-12                (1)  report its findings to the council, county, or
46-13    municipality, including an estimate of any energy savings potential
46-14    above the base code from local amendments; and
46-15                (2)  annually submit a report to the commission:
46-16                      (A)  identifying the municipalities and counties
46-17    whose codes are more stringent than the unamended code, and whose
46-18    codes are equally stringent or less stringent than the unamended
46-19    code; and
46-20                      (B)  quantifying energy savings from this
46-21    program.
46-22          (f)  Each municipality, and each county that has established
46-23    procedures under Subsection (d), shall periodically review and
46-24    consider revisions made by the International Code Council to the
46-25    International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency
46-26    chapter of the International Residential Code adopted after May 1,
 47-1    2001.
 47-2          (g)  The laboratory shall have the authority to set and
 47-3    collect fees to perform certain tasks in support of the
 47-4    requirements in Sections 388.004, 388.007, and 388.008.
 47-5          (h)  Within the boundaries of an airport operated by a joint
 47-6    board created under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Transportation Code,
 47-7    the constituent agencies of which are populous home-rule
 47-8    municipalities, the powers of a municipality under this section are
 47-9    exclusively the powers of the joint board.
47-10          Sec. 388.004.  ENFORCEMENT OF ENERGY STANDARDS OUTSIDE OF
47-11    MUNICIPALITY.  For construction outside of the local jurisdiction
47-12    of a municipality:
47-13                (1)  a building certified by a national, state, or
47-14    local accredited energy efficiency program shall be considered in
47-15    compliance;
47-16                (2)  a building with inspections from private
47-17    code-certified inspectors using the energy efficiency chapter of
47-18    the International Residential Code or International Energy
47-19    Conservation Code shall be considered in compliance; and
47-20                (3)  a builder who does not have access to either of
47-21    the above methods for a building shall certify compliance using a
47-22    form provided by the laboratory, enumerating the code-compliance
47-23    features of the building.
47-24          Sec. 388.005.  ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS IN CERTAIN
47-25    POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  (a)  In this section, "political
47-26    subdivision" means:
 48-1                (1)  an affected county; or
 48-2                (2)  any political subdivision other than a school
 48-3    district in a nonattainment area or in an affected county.
 48-4          (b)  Each political subdivision shall implement all energy
 48-5    efficiency measures that meet the standards established for a
 48-6    contract for energy conservation measures under Section 302.004(b),
 48-7    Local Government Code, in order to reduce electricity consumption
 48-8    by the existing facilities of the political subdivision.
 48-9          (c)  Each political subdivision shall establish a goal to
48-10    reduce the electric consumption by the political subdivision by
48-11    five percent each year for five years, beginning January 1, 2002.
48-12          (d)  A political subdivision that does not attain the goals
48-13    under Subsection (c) must include in the report required by
48-14    Subsection (e) justification that the political subdivision has
48-15    already implemented all available measures.
48-16          (e)  A political subdivision annually shall report to the
48-17    State Energy Conservation Office, on forms provided by that office,
48-18    regarding the political subdivision's efforts and progress under
48-19    this section.  The State Energy Conservation Office shall provide
48-20    assistance and information to political subdivisions to help the
48-21    political subdivisions meet the goals set under this section.
48-22          Sec. 388.006.  STATE ENERGY CONSERVATION OFFICE EVALUATION.
48-23    The State Energy Conservation Office annually shall provide the
48-24    commission with an evaluation of the effectiveness of state and
48-25    political subdivision energy efficiency programs, including
48-26    programs under this chapter.
 49-1          Sec. 388.007.  DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION AND TECHNICAL
 49-2    ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The laboratory shall make available to builders,
 49-3    designers, engineers, and architects code implementation materials
 49-4    that explain the requirements of the International Energy
 49-5    Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the
 49-6    International Residential Code and that describe methods of
 49-7    compliance acceptable to code officials.
 49-8          (b)  The materials may include software tools, simplified
 49-9    prescriptive options, and other materials as appropriate.  The
49-10    simplified materials may be designed for projects in which a design
49-11    professional is not involved.
49-12          (c)  The laboratory may provide local jurisdictions with
49-13    technical assistance concerning implementation and enforcement of
49-14    the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy
49-15    efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code.
49-16          Sec. 388.008.  DEVELOPMENT OF HOME ENERGY RATINGS.  (a)  The
49-17    laboratory shall develop a standardized report format to be used by
49-18    providers of home energy ratings.  The form must be designed to
49-19    give potential buyers information on a structure's energy
49-20    performance, including:
49-21                (1)  insulation;
49-22                (2)  types of windows;
49-23                (3)  heating and cooling equipment;
49-24                (4)  water heating equipment;
49-25                (5)  additional energy conserving features, if any;
49-26                (6)  results of performance measurements of building
 50-1    tightness and forced air distribution; and
 50-2                (7)  an overall rating of probable energy efficiency
 50-3    relative to the minimum requirements of the International Energy
 50-4    Conservation Code or the energy efficiency chapter of the
 50-5    International Residential Code, as appropriate.
 50-6          (b)  The laboratory shall establish a public information
 50-7    program to inform homeowners, sellers, buyers, and others regarding
 50-8    home energy ratings.
 50-9          (c)  The home energy ratings program shall be implemented by
50-10    September 1, 2002.
50-11           CHAPTER 389.  EMISSIONS REDUCTION RECOGNITION EFFORTS
50-12          Sec. 389.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "commission"
50-13    means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
50-14          Sec. 389.002.  USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION FOR FEDERAL
50-15    RECOGNITION OF EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.  The commission, using
50-16    information derived from the reports to the commission under
50-17    Sections 386.205, 388.003(e), and 388.006, shall take all
50-18    appropriate and necessary actions so that emissions reductions
50-19    achieved by means of activities under Chapters 386 and 388 are
50-20    credited by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to
50-21    the appropriate emissions reduction objectives in the state
50-22    implementation plan.
50-23          SECTION 2.  Subchapter C, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended
50-24    by adding Section 151.0515 to read as follows:
50-25          Sec. 151.0515.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN SURCHARGE.
50-26    (a)  In this section, "equipment" includes all off-road, heavy-duty
 51-1    diesel equipment classified as construction equipment, other than
 51-2    implements of husbandry used solely for agricultural purposes,
 51-3    including:
 51-4                (1)  pavers;
 51-5                (2)  tampers/rammers;
 51-6                (3)  plate compactors;
 51-7                (4)  concrete pavers;
 51-8                (5)  rollers;
 51-9                (6)  scrapers;
51-10                (7)  paving equipment;
51-11                (8)  surface equipment;
51-12                (9)  signal boards/light plants;
51-13                (10)  trenchers;
51-14                (11)  bore/drill rigs;
51-15                (12)  excavators;
51-16                (13)  concrete/industrial saws;
51-17                (14)  cement and mortar mixers;
51-18                (15)  cranes;
51-19                (16)  graders;
51-20                (17)  off-highway trucks;
51-21                (18)  crushing/processing equipment;
51-22                (19)  rough terrain forklifts;
51-23                (20)  rubber tire loaders;
51-24                (21)  rubber tire tractors/dozers;
51-25                (22)  tractors/loaders/backhoes;
51-26                (23)  crawler tractors/dozers;
 52-1                (24)  skid steer loaders;
 52-2                (25)  off-highway tractors; and
 52-3                (26)  Dumpsters/tenders.
 52-4          (b)  In each county in this state, a surcharge is imposed on
 52-5    the retail sale, lease, or rental of new or used equipment in an
 52-6    amount equal to one percent of the sale price or the lease or
 52-7    rental amount.
 52-8          (c)  The surcharge shall be collected at the same time and in
 52-9    the same manner and shall be administered and enforced in the same
52-10    manner as the tax imposed under this subchapter.  The comptroller
52-11    shall adopt any additional procedures needed for the collection,
52-12    administration, and enforcement of the surcharge authorized by this
52-13    section and shall deposit all remitted surcharges to the credit of
52-14    the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
52-15          (d)  This section expires September 30, 2008.
52-16          SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 152, Tax Code, is amended
52-17    by adding Section 152.0215 to read as follows:
52-18          Sec. 152.0215.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN SURCHARGE.
52-19    (a)  A surcharge is imposed on every retail sale or lease of every
52-20    on-road diesel motor vehicle that is over 14,000 pounds and is of a
52-21    model year 1996 or earlier and that is sold or leased in this
52-22    state.  The amount of the surcharge is 2.5 percent of the total
52-23    consideration.
52-24          (b)  The surcharge shall be collected at the same time and in
52-25    the same manner and shall be administered and enforced in the same
52-26    manner as the tax imposed under this chapter.  The comptroller by
 53-1    rule shall adopt any additional procedures needed for the
 53-2    collection, administration, and enforcement of the surcharge
 53-3    authorized by this section and shall deposit all remitted
 53-4    surcharges to the credit of the Texas emissions reduction plan
 53-5    fund.
 53-6          (c)  This section expires September 30, 2008.
 53-7          SECTION 4.  Section 153.203, Tax Code, is amended to read as
 53-8    follows:
 53-9          Sec. 153.203.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  The tax imposed by this
53-10    subchapter does not apply to:
53-11                (1)  diesel fuel delivered by a permitted supplier to a
53-12    common or contract carrier, oceangoing vessel (including ship,
53-13    tanker, or boat), or barge for export from this state, if the
53-14    diesel fuel is moved forthwith outside this state;
53-15                (2)  diesel fuel sold by a permitted supplier to the
53-16    federal government for its exclusive use;
53-17                (3)  diesel fuel sold or delivered by a permitted
53-18    supplier to another permitted supplier or to the bulk storage
53-19    facility of an agricultural bonded user, or dyed diesel fuel sold
53-20    or delivered by a permitted supplier to the bulk storage facility
53-21    of a dyed diesel fuel bonded user, to the bulk storage facility of
53-22    a diesel tax prepaid user, or to a purchaser who provides a signed
53-23    statement as provided by Section 153.205 of this code, but not
53-24    including a delivery of tax-free diesel fuel into the fuel supply
53-25    tanks of a motor vehicle, except for a motor vehicle owned by the
53-26    federal government;
 54-1                (4)  diesel fuel sold or delivered by a permitted
 54-2    supplier into the storage facility of a permitted aviation fuel
 54-3    dealer, from which diesel fuel will be sold or delivered solely
 54-4    into the fuel supply tanks of aircraft or aircraft servicing
 54-5    equipment;
 54-6                (5)  diesel fuel sold or delivered by a permitted
 54-7    supplier into fuel supply tanks of railway engines, motorboats, or
 54-8    refrigeration units or other stationary equipment powered by a
 54-9    separate motor from a separate fuel supply tank;
54-10                (6)  kerosene when delivered by a permitted supplier
54-11    into a storage facility at a retail business from which all
54-12    deliveries are exclusively for heating, cooking, lighting, or
54-13    similar nonhighway use;
54-14                (7)  diesel fuel sold or delivered by one aviation fuel
54-15    dealer to another aviation fuel dealer who will deliver the diesel
54-16    fuel exclusively into the supply tanks of aircraft or aircraft
54-17    servicing equipment;
54-18                (8)  diesel fuel sold by a permitted supplier to a
54-19    public school district in this state for its exclusive use;
54-20                (9)  diesel fuel sold by a permitted supplier to a
54-21    commercial transportation company that provides public school
54-22    transportation services to a school district under Section 34.008,
54-23    Education Code, and used by the company exclusively to provide
54-24    those services; or
54-25                (10)  diesel fuel sold by a permitted supplier to a
54-26    person, other than a political subdivision, who owns, controls,
 55-1    operates, or manages a commercial motor vehicle as defined by
 55-2    Section 548.001, Transportation Code, if the fuel:
 55-3                      (A)  is delivered exclusively into the fuel
 55-4    supply tank of the commercial motor vehicle; and
 55-5                      (B)  is used exclusively to transport passengers
 55-6    for compensation or hire between points in this state on a fixed
 55-7    route or schedule.
 55-8          (b)  The tax imposed by this subchapter does not apply to the
 55-9    volume of water, fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or mixtures thereof that
55-10    are blended together with taxable diesel fuel when the finished
55-11    product sold or used is clearly identified on the retail pump,
55-12    storage tank, and sales invoice as a combination of diesel fuel and
55-13    water, fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or mixtures thereof.
55-14          SECTION 5.  Section 224.153, Transportation Code, is amended
55-15    by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
55-16          (c)  A motor vehicle displaying the "low-emissions vehicle"
55-17    insignia authorized by Section 502.186 in an easily readable
55-18    location on the back of the vehicle is entitled to travel in a
55-19    preferential car pool or high occupancy vehicle lane designated
55-20    under this section regardless of the number of occupants in the
55-21    vehicle.  This subsection expires August 31, 2008.
55-22          SECTION 6.  Section 431.073, Transportation Code, is amended
55-23    by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
55-24          (d)  A motor vehicle displaying the "low-emissions vehicle"
55-25    insignia authorized by Section 502.186 in an easily readable
55-26    location on the back of the vehicle is entitled to travel in a high
 56-1    occupancy vehicle lane designated under this section regardless of
 56-2    the number of occupants in the vehicle.  This subsection expires
 56-3    August 31, 2008.
 56-4          SECTION 7.  Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
 56-5    is amended by adding Section 502.1675 to read as follows:
 56-6          Sec. 502.1675.  TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN SURCHARGE.
 56-7    (a)  In addition to the registration fees charged under Section
 56-8    502.167, a surcharge is imposed on the registration of a
 56-9    truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle under that section in an
56-10    amount equal to 10 percent of the total fees due for the
56-11    registration of the truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle under
56-12    that section.
56-13          (b)  The county tax assessor-collector shall remit the
56-14    surcharge collected under this section to the comptroller at the
56-15    time and in the manner prescribed by the comptroller for deposit in
56-16    the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
56-17          (c)  This section expires August 31, 2008.
56-18          SECTION 8.  Subchapter D, Chapter 502, Transportation Code,
56-19    is amended by adding Section 502.186 to read as follows:
56-20          Sec. 502.186.  "LOW-EMISSIONS VEHICLE" INSIGNIA FOR CERTAIN
56-21    MOTOR VEHICLES.  (a)  At the time of registration or reregistration
56-22    of the motor vehicle, the department shall issue a specially
56-23    designed "low-emissions vehicle" insignia for a motor vehicle that
56-24    meets qualifications for the light-duty motor vehicle purchase or
56-25    lease incentives under Subchapter D, Chapter 386, Health and Safety
56-26    Code.
 57-1          (b)  The department shall issue a "low-emissions vehicle"
 57-2    insignia under this section without the payment of any additional
 57-3    fee to a person who:
 57-4                (1)  applies to the department on a form provided by
 57-5    the department; and
 57-6                (2)  submits proof that the motor vehicle being
 57-7    registered is a vehicle described by Subsection (a).
 57-8          (c)  This section expires August 31, 2008.
 57-9          SECTION 9.  Section 548.256, Transportation Code, is amended
57-10    by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:
57-11          (c)  The inspection station shall collect a fee of $225 for
57-12    each inspection performed under this section and shall remit the
57-13    fee to the department.  Of each fee collected, the inspection
57-14    station may retain $5 to cover administrative costs.  The
57-15    department shall remit all fees collected under this subsection to
57-16    the comptroller for deposit in the Texas emissions reduction plan
57-17    fund.  The fee imposed by this subsection does not apply to an
57-18    inspection performed on a vehicle owned by active duty military
57-19    personnel and their dependents.  This subsection expires August 31,
57-20    2008.
57-21          (d)  A person who is an officer, enlisted person, selectee,
57-22    or draftee of the Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard, Air
57-23    National Guard, Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Navy, Navy Reserve,
57-24    Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard, or Coast Guard
57-25    Reserve of the United States, and the spouse and children of such
57-26    an officer, enlisted person, selectee, or draftee is exempted from
 58-1    the requirements of Subsection (c).
 58-2          SECTION 10.  Subchapter H, Chapter 548, Transportation Code,
 58-3    is amended by adding Section 548.5055 to read as follows:
 58-4          Sec. 548.5055.  TEXAS EMISSION REDUCTION PLAN FEE.  (a)  In
 58-5    addition to other fees required by this subchapter, to fund the
 58-6    Texas emissions reduction plan established under Chapter 386,
 58-7    Health and Safety Code, the department shall collect for every
 58-8    commercial motor vehicle required to be inspected under Subchapter
 58-9    D, a fee of $10.
58-10          (b)  The department shall remit fees collected under this
58-11    section to the comptroller at the time and in the manner prescribed
58-12    by the comptroller for deposit in the Texas emission reduction plan
58-13    fund.
58-14          (c)  This section expires August 31, 2008.
58-15          SECTION 11.  (a)  Not later than the 45th day after the
58-16    effective date of this Act, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
58-17    Commission shall adopt all necessary rules required to implement
58-18    programs established under this Act.
58-19          (b)  Not later than the 45th day after the effective date of
58-20    this Act, the comptroller of public accounts shall adopt all rules
58-21    necessary to enable the comptroller to carry out the comptroller's
58-22    duties under this Act.
58-23          (c)  Not later than the 45th day after the effective date of
58-24    this Act, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall adopt all
58-25    rules necessary to carry out its duties under this Act.
58-26          (d)  A municipality required to establish procedures under
 59-1    Subsection (c), Section 388.003, Health and Safety Code, as added
 59-2    by this Act, shall establish the procedures not later than
 59-3    September 1, 2002.
 59-4          SECTION 12.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
 59-5    this section, not later than August 1, 2001, if this Act takes
 59-6    immediate effect, or the effective date of this Act if this Act
 59-7    does not take immediate effect, the Texas Natural Resource
 59-8    Conservation Commission and the comptroller of public accounts
 59-9    shall adopt rules necessary to implement the diesel emissions
59-10    reduction incentive program established under Subchapter C, Chapter
59-11    386, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
59-12          (b)  Not later than September 1, 2001, the Texas Natural
59-13    Resource Conservation Commission, as required by Section 386.104,
59-14    Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, shall adopt criteria
59-15    for setting priorities for projects eligible for grants under
59-16    Subchapter C, Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, as added by this
59-17    Act.
59-18          (c)  Not later than August 1, 2002, the Texas Natural
59-19    Resource Conservation Commission and the comptroller of public
59-20    accounts shall adopt rules necessary to implement the motor vehicle
59-21    purchase or lease incentive program established under Subchapter D,
59-22    Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
59-23          (d)  Not later than August 1, 2002, the Texas Natural
59-24    Resource Conservation Commission shall publish the first annual
59-25    list of vehicles eligible for light-duty motor vehicle purchase or
59-26    lease incentives, as required by Section 386.156, Health and Safety
 60-1    Code, as added by this Act.
 60-2          SECTION 13.  The vehicle purchase or lease incentives
 60-3    authorized by Sections 386.113 and 386.153, Health and Safety Code,
 60-4    as added by this Act, apply only to the sale or lease of a vehicle
 60-5    that occurs on or after August 1, 2002.
 60-6          SECTION 14.  (a)  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation
 60-7    Commission shall develop and sponsor a contest in the state's
 60-8    public schools to select the best student design for the
 60-9    "low-emissions vehicle" insignia authorized by Section 502.186,
60-10    Transportation Code, as added by this Act.  Not later than January
60-11    1, 2002, the commission shall provide to each public school in the
60-12    state a contest packet containing rules and procedures for
60-13    participating in the contest, an explanation of the criteria the
60-14    commission will use in selecting the best design, and a deadline
60-15    for the submission of student designs.  The commission shall select
60-16    and announce the winner of the contest not later than the 30th day
60-17    after the contest submission deadline.  The commission may
60-18    publicize and otherwise promote the contest and the winning design.
60-19          (b)  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall
60-20    make the "low-emissions vehicle" insignia available to the county
60-21    tax assessor-collector of each county in the state not later than
60-22    the 45th day after the date on which the winning design is selected
60-23    and announced.  The county tax assessor-collector of each county in
60-24    the state shall begin issuing the "low-emissions vehicle" insignia
60-25    to persons who qualify for the insignia not later than the 10th
60-26    working day after the date the insignia are available.
 61-1          SECTION 15.  (a)  In making the initial appointments to the
 61-2    Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board as created by Section
 61-3    386.058, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, the
 61-4    appointing authorities, by mutual agreement, shall designate their
 61-5    appointees so that seven members' terms expire February 1, 2002,
 61-6    and eight members' terms expire February 1, 2003.
 61-7          (b)  Appointments to the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan
 61-8    Advisory Board shall be made not later than July 1, 2001, if this
 61-9    Act takes immediate effect, or not later than the effective date of
61-10    this Act, if this Act does not take immediate effect.
61-11          SECTION 16.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
61-12    of this Act, the governor shall appoint members to the Texas
61-13    Council on Environmental Technology, as created by Section 387.002,
61-14    Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.  In making the
61-15    initial appointments, the governor shall designate the appointees
61-16    so that three members' terms expire February 1, 2003, four members'
61-17    terms expire February 1, 2005, and four members' terms expire
61-18    February 1, 2007.
61-19          SECTION 17.  Not later than the 30th day after the adoption
61-20    of rules governing the new technology research and development
61-21    program established under Chapter 387, Health and Safety Code, as
61-22    added by this Act, the Texas Council on Environmental Technology
61-23    shall issue requests for proposals for projects to be funded under
61-24    the new technology research and development program.
61-25          SECTION 18.  Not later than October 1, 2001, the Texas
61-26    Natural Resource Conservation Commission shall submit to the United
 62-1    States Environmental Protection Agency a revision to the state
 62-2    implementation plan that deletes the requirements of the
 62-3    construction shift and the early purchase of Tier 2 and Tier 3
 62-4    equipment and adds the provisions of this Act.  The commission
 62-5    shall include with the revision a report on the effectiveness of
 62-6    the Texas emissions reduction plan in delivering emissions
 62-7    reductions to the degree sufficient to replace the requirements of
 62-8    the construction shift and the early purchase of Tier 2 and Tier 3
 62-9    equipment.
62-10          SECTION 19.  (a)  Notwithstanding any Act of the 77th
62-11    Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, that purports to abolish all
62-12    funds and accounts created or re-created in the state treasury by
62-13    another Act of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, the
62-14    Texas emissions reduction plan fund created by Subchapter F,
62-15    Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, and the
62-16    environmental research fund created by Section 387.008, Health and
62-17    Safety Code, as added by this Act, are accounts in the general
62-18    revenue fund and the accounts and money deposited to the accounts
62-19    are exempt from any Act of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session,
62-20    2001, that purports to abolish all funds and accounts created or
62-21    re-created by another Act of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session,
62-22    2001, and to require the deposit of money that would be deposited
62-23    to the credit of a special account or fund be deposited to the
62-24    credit of the unobligated portion of the general revenue fund
62-25    unless the fund, account, or dedication is exempted under that Act.
62-26          (b)  This section prevails over any other Act of the 77th
 63-1    Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, regardless of the relative
 63-2    dates of enactment, that purports to abolish all funds and accounts
 63-3    created or re-created in the state treasury by another Act of the
 63-4    77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, and to require the deposit
 63-5    of money that would be deposited to the credit of a special account
 63-6    or fund be deposited to the credit of the unobligated portion of
 63-7    the general revenue fund unless the fund, account, or dedication is
 63-8    exempted under that Act.
 63-9          SECTION 20.  Section 386.002, Health and Safety Code, as
63-10    added by this Act notwithstanding, the Texas Natural Resource
63-11    Conservation Commission shall submit the final biennial plan report
63-12    required by Section 386.057, Health and Safety Code, as added by
63-13    this Act, to the legislature not later than December 1, 2008.
63-14          SECTION 21.  The expiration of Sections 151.0515 and
63-15    152.0215, Tax Code, as added by this Act, does not affect an
63-16    obligation that was incurred, a violation that occurred, or an
63-17    offense that was committed under those sections before the
63-18    expiration date of those sections.  An obligation incurred, a
63-19    violation that occurred, or an offense committed before the
63-20    expiration date of those sections is governed by the law in effect
63-21    at the time the obligation was incurred, the violation occurred, or
63-22    the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in
63-23    effect after the expiration date for that purpose.  For purposes of
63-24    this section, a violation occurs or an offense is committed before
63-25    the expiration date of those sections if any element of the
63-26    violation or offense occurs before that date.
 64-1          SECTION 22.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 64-2    a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 64-3    provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 64-4    Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 64-5    Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
         _______________________________     _______________________________
             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 5 passed the Senate on
         April 17, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 1, two
         present not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House
         amendments on May 24, 2001, by the following vote:  Yeas 30,
         Nays 0, one present not voting.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 5 passed the House, with
         amendments, on May 22, 2001, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
         _______________________________
                      Date
         _______________________________
                    Governor