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S.B. No. 1032
AN ACT
relating to the elimination of certain alternative fuels programs
of this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The following laws are repealed:
(1) Subchapter F, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code;
and
(2) the following subchapters of the Transportation
Code:
(A) Subchapter G, Chapter 451;
(B) Subchapter F, Chapter 452; and
(C) Subchapter F, Chapter 453.
SECTION 2. Subsection (e), Section 113.287, Natural
Resources Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e) A state agency, county, municipality, school district,
or mass transit authority or department is eligible to receive a
loan, grant, or other disbursement under this subchapter to carry
out an eligible conversion or infrastructure project regarding LPG
or another environmentally beneficial fuel to comply with fuel
requirements provided by or by rules adopted under:
(1) [Subchapter F, Chapter 382, Health and Safety
Code;
[(2)] Subchapter A, Chapter 2158, Government Code; or
(2) [(3)] Subchapter C, Chapter 2171, Government
Code[;
[(4) Subchapter G, Chapter 451, Transportation Code;
[(5) Subchapter F, Chapter 452, Transportation Code;
or
[(6) Subchapter F, Chapter 453, Transportation Code].
SECTION 3. Section 2158.001, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2158.001. DEFINITION. In this subchapter,
"conventional gasoline" means any gasoline that does not meet
specifications set by a certification under Section 211(k) of the
federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7545(k)) [has the meaning
assigned by Section 382.131, Health and Safety Code].
SECTION 4. Subsection (a), Section 1232.104, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) If the authority determines that a project is
financially viable and sufficient revenue is or will be available,
the authority may issue and sell obligations the proceeds of which
shall be used for the financing of:
(1) the conversion of state agency vehicles and other
sources of substantial energy output to an alternative fuel under
Subchapter A, Chapter 2158;
(2) the construction, acquisition, or maintenance by
the commission of fueling stations supplying alternative fuels or
equipment enhancing the use of engine-driven technology to support
state agency vehicles and other energy applications that use an
alternative fuel;
(3) the conversion of school district motor vehicles
and other sources of substantial energy output to an alternative
fuel;
(4) the construction, acquisition, or maintenance by a
school district of fueling stations supplying alternative fuels or
equipment enhancing the use of engine-driven technology to support
school district motor vehicles and other energy applications that
use an alternative fuel;
(5) the conversion of local mass transit authority or
department motor vehicles and other sources of substantial energy
output to an alternative fuel [under Chapters 451, 452, and 453,
Transportation Code];
(6) the construction, acquisition, or maintenance of
fueling stations supplying alternative fuels or equipment
enhancing the use of engine-driven technology by a local mass
transit authority or department to support transit authority or
department vehicles and other energy applications that use an
alternative fuel;
(7) the conversion of motor vehicles and other sources
of substantial energy output of a local government[, as defined by
Section 382.003, Health and Safety Code,] to an alternative fuel
[under Section 382.134, Health and Safety Code];
(8) the conversion of motor vehicles and other sources
of substantial energy output of a hospital district or authority, a
housing authority, or a district or authority created under Section
52, Article III, Texas Constitution, or Section 59, Article XVI,
Texas Constitution, to an alternative fuel;
(9) the construction, acquisition, or maintenance of
fueling stations supplying alternative fuels or equipment
enhancing the use of engine-driven technology to support motor
vehicles and other energy applications that use an alternative fuel
by a county, a municipality, or an entity described by Subdivision
(8); or
(10) a joint venture between the private sector and a
state agency or political subdivision that is required under law to
use an alternative fuel in the agency's or subdivision's vehicles or
other energy applications to:
(A) convert vehicles or other sources of
substantial energy output to an alternative fuel;
(B) develop fueling stations and resources for
the supply of alternative fuels and engine-driven applications;
(C) aid in the distribution of alternative fuels;
and
(D) engage in other projects to facilitate the
use of alternative fuels.
SECTION 5. Subsection (c), Section 457.201, and Section
457.205, Transportation Code, are repealed.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1032 passed the Senate on
April 21, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
______________________________
Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1032 passed the House on
May 20, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
______________________________
Date
______________________________
Governor