S.B. No. 1727
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the use of the Texas emissions reduction plan fund.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 386.051, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to
  read as follows:
         (b)  Under the plan, the commission and the comptroller shall
  provide grants or other funding for:
               (1)  the diesel emissions reduction incentive program
  established under Subchapter C, including for infrastructure
  projects established under that subchapter;
               (2)  the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive
  program established under Subchapter D;
               (3)  the air quality research support program
  established under Chapter 387;
               (4)  the clean school bus program established under
  Chapter 390;
               (5)  the new technology implementation grant program
  established under Chapter 391;
               (6)  the regional air monitoring program established
  under Section 386.252(a) [386.252(a)(5)];
               (7)  a health effects study as provided by Section
  386.252(a) [386.252(a)(7)];
               (8)  air quality planning activities as provided by
  Section 386.252(a) [386.252(a)(8)]; [and]
               (9)  a contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at
  the Texas Engineering Experiment Station for computation of
  creditable statewide emissions reductions as provided by Section
  386.252(a)(14);
               (10)  the clean fleet program established under Chapter
  392;
               (11)  the alternative fueling facilities program
  established under Chapter 393;
               (12)  the natural gas vehicle grant program and clean
  transportation triangle program established under Chapter 394;
               (13)  other programs the commission may develop that
  lead to reduced emissions of nitrogen oxides, particulate matter,
  or volatile organic compounds in a nonattainment area or affected
  county;
               (14)  other programs the commission may develop that
  support congestion mitigation to reduce mobile source ozone
  precursor emissions; and
               (15)  the drayage truck incentive program established
  under Subchapter D-1 [386.252(a)(9)].
         (b-1)  Under the plan, the commission may establish and
  administer other programs, including other grants or funding
  programs, as determined by the commission to be necessary or
  effective in fulfilling its duties and achieving the objectives
  described under Section 386.052. The commission may apply the
  criteria and requirements applicable to the programs under
  Subsection (b) to programs established under this subsection, or
  the commission may establish separate criteria and requirements as
  necessary to achieve the commission's objectives. The additional
  programs shall be consistent with and comply with all applicable
  laws, regulations, and guidelines pertaining to the use of state
  funds, the awarding and administration of grants and contracts, and
  achieving reductions in ozone precursors or particulate matter.  
  Under this subsection, the commission may place a priority on
  programs that address the following goals:
               (1)  reduction of emissions of oxides of nitrogen or
  particulate matter from heavy-duty on-road vehicles and non-road
  equipment, including drayage vehicles, locomotives, and marine
  vessels, at seaport facilities or servicing seaport facilities in
  nonattainment areas; and
               (2)  reduction of emissions from the operation of
  drilling, production, completions, and related heavy-duty on-road
  vehicles or non-road equipment in oil and gas production fields
  where the commission determines that the programs can help prevent
  that area or an adjacent area from being in violation of national
  ambient air quality standards.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 386, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 386.0515 to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.0515.  AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION
  PROJECTS. (a)  In this section, "agricultural product
  transportation" means the transportation of a raw agricultural
  product from the place of production using a heavy-duty truck to:
               (1)  a nonattainment area;
               (2)  an affected county;
               (3)  a destination inside the clean transportation
  triangle; or
               (4)  a county adjacent to a county described by
  Subdivision (2) or that contains an area described by Subdivision
  (1) or (3).
         (b)  Notwithstanding other eligibility requirements, the
  commission shall by rule or policy provide specific eligibility
  requirements under the Texas Clean Fleet Program established under
  Chapter 392 and under the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program
  established under Chapter 394, as added by Chapter 892 (Senate Bill
  No. 385), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, for
  projects relating to agricultural product transportation.
         (c)  The determining factor for eligibility for
  participation in a program established under Chapter 392 or Chapter
  394, as added by Chapter 892 (Senate Bill No. 385), Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, for a project relating to
  agricultural product transportation is the overall accumulative
  net reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen in a nonattainment
  area, an affected county, or the clean transportation triangle.
         SECTION 3.  Subsection (b), Section 386.058, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (b)  The governor shall appoint to the advisory board:
               (1)  a representative of the trucking industry;
               (2)  a representative of the air conditioning
  manufacturing industry;
               (3)  a representative of the electric utility industry;
               (4)  a representative of regional transportation; and
               (5)  a representative of the nonprofit organization
  described by Section 387.002 [386.252(a)(2)].
         SECTION 4.  Section 386.104, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
         (f-1)  The commission may establish minimum percentage
  reduction standards alternative to the standards established under
  Subsection (f) as an incentive for the conversion of heavy-duty
  diesel on-road vehicle engines or non-road engines to operate under
  a dual-fuel configuration that uses natural gas and diesel fuels
  through an alternative fuel conversion system certified by the
  United States Environmental Protection Agency or the California Air
  Resources Board. In determining the emissions rate of the
  converted vehicle and engine to compute the emissions reductions
  that can be attributed to the conversion system, the commission may
  take into account whether the emissions certification requirements
  for the conversion system prevent fully accounting for the
  emissions reductions. If the commission determines it to be
  necessary and appropriate, the commission may consider under this
  subsection certified engine test information that demonstrates
  reductions of emissions of nitrogen oxides and other pollutants and
  other information to verify the emissions reductions.
         SECTION 5.  Section 386.106, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.106.  COST-EFFECTIVENESS CRITERIA; DETERMINATION
  OF GRANT AMOUNT. (a)  Except as otherwise provided by statute, the
  [as provided by Section 386.107 and except for infrastructure
  projects and infrastructure purchases that are part of a broader
  retrofit, repower, replacement, or add-on equipment project, the
  commission may not award a grant for a proposed project the
  cost-effectiveness of which, calculated in accordance with Section
  386.105 and criteria developed under that section, exceeds $15,000
  per ton of oxides of nitrogen emissions reduced in the
  nonattainment area or affected county for which the project is
  proposed.   This subsection does not restrict commission authority
  under other law to require emissions reductions with a
  cost-effectiveness that exceeds $15,000 per ton.
         [(b)  The] commission may not award a grant that, net of
  taxes, provides an amount that exceeds the incremental cost of the
  proposed project.
         (b) [(c)]  The commission shall adopt guidelines for
  capitalizing incremental lease costs so those costs may be offset
  by a grant under this subchapter.
         (c) [(d)]  In determining the amount of a grant under this
  subchapter, the commission shall reduce the incremental cost of a
  proposed new purchase, lease, retrofit, repower, or add-on
  equipment project by the value of any existing financial incentive
  that directly reduces the cost of the proposed project, including
  tax credits or deductions, other grants, or any other public
  financial assistance.
         SECTION 6.  Sections 386.152 and 386.153, Health and Safety
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.152.  [COMPTROLLER AND] COMMISSION DUTIES
  REGARDING LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVE
  PROGRAM. (a)  The [comptroller and the] commission shall develop a
  purchase or lease incentive program for new light-duty motor
  vehicles and shall adopt rules necessary to implement the program.
         (b)  The program shall authorize statewide incentives for
  the purchase or lease[, according to the schedule provided by
  Section 386.153,] of new light-duty motor vehicles powered by
  compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, or electric drives
  [that are certified by the United States Environmental Protection
  Agency to meet an emissions standard that is at least as stringent
  as those provided by Section 386.153] for a purchaser or lessee who
  agrees to register [the vehicle in this state] and [to] operate the
  vehicle in this state for a minimum period of time to be established
  by the commission [not less than 75 percent of the vehicle's annual
  mileage].
         (c)  Only one incentive will be provided for each new
  light-duty motor vehicle. The incentive shall be provided to the
  lessee and not to the purchaser if the motor vehicle is purchased
  for the purpose of leasing the vehicle to another person.
         Sec. 386.153.  LIGHT-DUTY MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE
  INCENTIVE REQUIREMENTS [SCHEDULE].  (a)  A new light-duty motor
  vehicle powered by compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum
  gas is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle:
               (1)  has four wheels;
               (2)  was originally manufactured to comply with and has
  been certified by an original equipment manufacturer or
  intermediate or final state vehicle manufacturer as complying with,
  or has been altered to comply with, federal motor vehicle safety
  standards, state emissions regulations, and any additional state
  regulations applicable to vehicles powered by compressed natural
  gas or liquefied petroleum gas;
               (3)  was manufactured for use primarily on public
  streets, roads, and highways;
               (4)  is rated at not more than 9,600 pounds unloaded
  vehicle weight;
               (5)  has a dedicated or bi-fuel compressed natural gas
  or liquefied petroleum gas fuel system with a range of at least 125
  miles as estimated, published, and updated by the United States
  Environmental Protection Agency;
               (6)  has, as applicable, a:
                     (A)  compressed natural gas fuel system that
  complies with the:
                           (i)  2013 NFPA 52 Vehicular Gaseous Fuel
  Systems Code; and
                           (ii)  American National Standard for Basic
  Requirements for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Fuel
  Containers, commonly cited as "ANSI/CSA NGV2"; or
                     (B)  liquefied petroleum gas fuel system that
  complies with:
                           (i)  the 2011 NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum
  Gas Code; and
                           (ii)  Section VII of the 2013 ASME Boiler and
  Pressure Vessel Code; and
               (7)  was acquired on or after September 1, 2013, or a
  later date established by the commission, by the person applying
  for the incentive under this subsection and for use or lease by that
  person and not for resale.
         (b)  If the commission determines that an updated version of
  a code or standard described by Subdivision (a)(6) is more
  stringent than the version of the code or standard described by
  Subdivision (a)(6), the commission by rule may provide that a
  vehicle for which a person applies for an incentive under
  Subsection (a) is eligible for the incentive only if the vehicle
  complies with the updated version of the code or standard.
         (b-1)  The incentive under Subsection (a) is limited to 2,000
  vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013.
         (c)  A new light-duty motor vehicle powered by electric drive
  is eligible for a $2,500 incentive if the vehicle:
               (1)  has four wheels;
               (2)  was manufactured for use primarily on public
  streets, roads, and highways;
               (3)  has not been modified from the original
  manufacturer's specifications;
               (4)  is rated at not more than 8,500 pounds unloaded
  vehicle weight;
               (5)  has a maximum speed capability of at least 55 miles
  per hour;
               (6)  is propelled to a significant extent by an
  electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that:
                     (A)  has a capacity of not less than four kilowatt
  hours; and
                     (B)  is capable of being recharged from an
  external source of electricity; and
               (7)  was acquired on or after September 1, 2013, or a
  later date as established by the commission, by the person applying
  for the incentive under this subsection and for use or lease by that
  person and not for resale.
         (d)  The incentive under Subsection (c) is limited to 2,000
  vehicles for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2013.
  [A new light-duty motor vehicle is eligible for an incentive
  according to the following schedule:
  [Incentive emissions standard and incentive amount
  [Model year 2003-2007
  [Bin 4   $1,250
  [Bin 3   $2,225
  [Bin 2   $3,750
  [Bin 1   $5,000]
         SECTION 7.  Section 386.156, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.156.  LIST OF ELIGIBLE MOTOR VEHICLES.  (a)  On
  August 1 each year the commission shall publish [and provide to the
  comptroller] a list of [the] new model motor vehicles eligible for
  inclusion in an incentive under this subchapter as listed for the
  commission under Section 386.155.  The commission shall publish
  [and provide to the comptroller] supplements to that list as
  necessary to include additional new vehicle models [listed in a
  supplement to the original list provided by a manufacturer under
  Section 386.155].
         (b)  The commission [comptroller] shall publish [distribute]
  the list of eligible motor vehicles on the commission's Internet
  website [to all new motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents in this
  state].
         SECTION 8.  Subsections (a) and (c), Section 386.158, Health
  and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A person who purchases or leases a new light-duty motor
  vehicle described by Section 386.153 and [that has been] listed
  under Section 386.156(a) [386.155] is eligible to apply for an
  incentive under this subchapter.
         (c)  To receive money under an incentive program provided by
  this subchapter, the purchaser or lessee of a new light-duty motor
  vehicle who is eligible to apply for an incentive under this
  subchapter shall apply for the incentive in the manner provided by
  law or by rule of the commission [comptroller].
         SECTION 9.  Section 386.160, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.160.  COMMISSION [COMPTROLLER] TO ACCOUNT FOR MOTOR
  VEHICLE PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES. (a) The commission
  [comptroller] by rule shall develop a method to administer and
  account for the motor vehicle purchase or lease incentives
  authorized by this subchapter and to pay incentive money to the
  purchaser or lessee of a new motor vehicle, on application of the
  purchaser or lessee as provided by this subchapter.
         (b)  The commission [comptroller] shall develop and publish
  forms and instructions for the purchaser or lessee of a new motor
  vehicle to use in applying to the commission [comptroller] for an
  incentive payment under this subchapter. The commission
  [comptroller] shall make the forms available to new motor vehicle
  dealers and leasing agents. Dealers and leasing agents shall make
  the forms available to their prospective purchasers or lessees.
         (c)  In addition to other forms developed and published under
  this section, the commission [comptroller] shall develop and
  publish a verification form by which, with information provided by
  the dealer or leasing agent, the commission [comptroller] can
  verify the sale of a vehicle covered by this subchapter. The
  verification form shall include at least the name of the purchaser,
  the vehicle identification number of the vehicle involved, the date
  of the purchase, and the name of the new motor dealer or leasing
  agent involved in the transaction. At the time of sale or lease of a
  vehicle eligible for an incentive under this subchapter, the dealer
  or leasing agent shall complete the verification form supplied to
  the dealer by the commission [comptroller]. The purchaser or
  lessee shall include the completed verification form as part of the
  purchaser's application for an incentive. The dealer shall
  maintain a copy of the completed verification form for at least two
  years from the date of the transaction.
         SECTION 10.  The heading to Section 386.161, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.161.  [REPORT TO COMMISSION;] SUSPENSION OF
  PURCHASE OR LEASE INCENTIVES.
         SECTION 11.  Subsections (b), (c), and (d), Section 386.161,
  Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (b)  If the balance available for motor vehicle purchase or
  lease incentives falls below 15 percent of the total allocated for
  the incentives during that fiscal year, the commission
  [comptroller] by order shall suspend the incentives until the date
  the comptroller can certify that the balance available in the fund
  for incentives is an amount adequate to resume the incentives or the
  beginning of the next fiscal year, whichever is earlier. If the
  commission [comptroller] suspends the incentives, the commission
  [comptroller] shall immediately notify [the commission and] all new
  motor vehicle dealers and leasing agents that the incentives have
  been suspended.
         (c)  The commission [comptroller] shall establish a
  toll-free telephone number available to motor vehicle dealers and
  leasing agents for the dealers and agents to call to verify that
  incentives are available. The commission [comptroller] may provide
  for issuing verification numbers over the telephone line.
         (d)  Reliance by a dealer or leasing agent on information
  provided by the [comptroller or] commission is a complete defense
  to an action involving or based on eligibility of a vehicle for an
  incentive or availability of vehicles eligible for an incentive.
         SECTION 12.  Subchapter D, Chapter 386, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 386.162 to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.162.  EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires August
  31, 2015.
         SECTION 13.  Chapter 386, Health and Safety Code, is amended
  by adding Subchapter D-1 to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER D-1. DRAYAGE TRUCK INCENTIVE PROGRAM
         Sec. 386.181.  DEFINITION; RULES. (a)  In this subchapter,
  "drayage truck" means a truck that transports a load to or from a
  seaport or rail yard.
         (b)  The commission may include more specific definitions in
  the rules or guidelines developed to implement the program
  established by this subchapter in order to reduce emissions in and
  around seaports in a nonattainment area.
         Sec. 386.182.  COMMISSION DUTIES. (a)  The commission shall
  develop a purchase incentive program to encourage owners to replace
  drayage trucks with pre-2007 model year engines with newer drayage
  trucks and shall adopt guidelines necessary to implement the
  program.
         (b)  The commission by rule shall establish criteria for the
  models of drayage trucks that are eligible for inclusion in an
  incentive program under this subchapter. The guidelines must
  provide that a drayage truck owner is not eligible for an incentive
  payment under this subchapter unless the truck being replaced
  contains a pre-2007 model year engine and the replacement truck's
  engine is from model year 2010 or later as determined by the
  commission and that the truck operates at a seaport or rail yard.
         Sec. 386.183.  DRAYAGE TRUCK PURCHASE INCENTIVE. (a)  To be
  eligible for an incentive under this subchapter, a person must:
               (1)  purchase a replacement drayage truck that under
  the guidelines adopted by the commission under Section 386.182 is
  eligible for inclusion in the program for an incentive under this
  subchapter; and
               (2)  agree to:
                     (A)  register the truck in this state;
                     (B)  operate the truck in and within a maximum
  distance established by the commission of a seaport or rail yard in
  a nonattainment area of this state for not less than 50 percent of
  the vehicle's annual mileage or hours of operation, as determined
  by the commission; and
                     (C)  permanently remove a pre-2007 drayage truck
  containing a pre-2007 engine owned by the person from operation in a
  nonattainment area of this state by destroying the engine and
  scrapping the truck after the purchase of the new truck in
  accordance with guidelines established by the commission.
         (b)  To receive money under an incentive program provided by
  this subchapter, the purchaser of a drayage truck eligible for
  inclusion in the program must apply for the incentive in the manner
  provided by law, rule, or guideline of the commission.
         (c)  Not more than one incentive may be provided for each
  drayage truck purchased.
         (d)  An incentive provided under this subchapter may be used
  to fund not more than 80 percent of the purchase price of the
  drayage truck.
         (e)  The commission shall establish procedures to verify
  that a person who receives an incentive:
               (1)  has operated in a seaport or rail yard and owned or
  leased the drayage truck to be replaced for at least two years prior
  to receiving the grant; and
               (2)  permanently destroys the engine and scraps the
  drayage truck that contained the pre-2007 engine owned or leased by
  the person, in accordance with guidelines established by the
  commission, after the purchase of the new truck.
         (f)  The commission may modify this program to improve its
  effectiveness or further the goals of Subchapter B.
         SECTION 14.  The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 386,
  Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER E.  EVALUATION OF UTILITY COMMISSION AND COMPTROLLER
  ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS [GRANT PROGRAM]
         SECTION 15.  Section 386.205, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 386.205.  EVALUATION OF UTILITY COMMISSION AND
  COMPTROLLER [STATE] ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. In cooperation
  with the laboratory, the utility commission shall provide an annual
  report to the commission that, by county, quantifies the reductions
  of energy demand, peak loads, and associated emissions of air
  contaminants achieved from [the] programs implemented by the state
  energy conservation office [under this subchapter] and from
  programs [those] implemented under Section 39.905, Utilities Code.
         SECTION 16.  Subsection (a), Section 386.252, Health and
  Safety Code, as amended by Chapter 28 (S.B. 527), Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows: 
         (a)  Money in the fund may be used only to implement and
  administer programs established under the plan.  Money appropriated
  to the commission to be used for the programs under Section
  386.051(b) [and the total appropriation] shall be allocated as
  follows:
               (1)  not more than four percent may be used for the
  clean school bus program under Chapter 390;
               (2)  not more than three percent [not more than 10
  percent may be used for on-road diesel purchase or lease
  incentives;
               [(3)  a specified amount] may be used for the new
  technology implementation grant program under Chapter 391, from
  which at least $1 million will [a defined amount may] be set aside
  for electricity storage projects related to renewable energy;
               (3) [(4)]  five percent shall be used for the clean
  fleet program under Chapter 392;
               (4) [(5)]  not more than [$7 million shall be allocated
  in 2012 and 2013 and not more than] $3 million may [shall] be used by
  the commission [allocated in 2014 and in subsequent years] to fund a
  regional air monitoring program in commission Regions 3 and 4 to be
  implemented under the commission's oversight, including direction
  regarding the type, number, location, and operation of, and data
  validation practices for, monitors funded by the program through a
  regional nonprofit entity located in North Texas having
  representation from counties, municipalities, higher education
  institutions, and private sector interests across the area;
               (5)  not less than 16 percent shall be used for the
  Texas natural gas vehicle grant program under Chapter 394;
               (6)  not more than five percent may be used to provide
  grants for natural gas fueling stations under the clean
  transportation triangle program under Section 394.010;
               (7)  not more than five percent may be used for the
  Texas alternative fueling facilities program under Chapter 393;
               (8)  a specified amount may be used [is to be allocated]
  each year to support research related to air quality as provided by
  Chapter 387;
               (9)  not more than [(7)  up to] $200,000 may be used [is
  allocated] for a health effects study;
               (10) [(8)  up to] $500,000 is to be deposited in the
  state treasury to the credit of the clean air account created under
  Section 382.0622 to supplement funding for air quality planning
  activities in affected counties;
               (11)  at least $4 million and up to four percent to a
  maximum of $7 million, whichever is greater, is allocated to the
  commission for administrative costs;
               (12)  at least two percent and up to five percent of the
  fund is to be used by the commission for the drayage truck incentive
  program established under Subchapter D-1;
               (13)  not more than five percent may be used for the
  light-duty motor vehicle purchase or lease incentive program
  established under Subchapter D;
               (14) [(9)]  not more than $216,000 is allocated to the
  commission to contract with the Energy Systems Laboratory at the
  Texas Engineering Experiment Station annually for the development
  and annual computation of creditable statewide emissions
  reductions obtained through wind and other renewable energy
  resources for the state implementation plan;
               (15) [(10)     not more than $3,400,000 is allocated to
  the commission for administrative costs incurred by the commission;
               [(11)]  1.5 percent of the money in the fund is
  allocated for administrative costs incurred by the laboratory; and
               (16) [(12)]  the balance is to be used by [is allocated
  to] the commission for the diesel emissions reduction incentive
  program under Subchapter C as determined by the commission.
         SECTION 17.  Section 386.252, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) and adding
  Subsection (e-1) to read as follows:
         (b)  The commission may allocate unexpended money designated
  for the clean fleet program under Chapter 392 to other programs
  described under Subsection (a) after the commission allocates money
  to recipients under the clean fleet program.
         (c)  The commission may allocate unexpended money designated
  for the Texas alternative fueling facilities program under Chapter
  393 to other programs described under Subsection (a) after the
  commission allocates money to recipients under the alternative
  fueling facilities program.
         (d)  The commission may reallocate money designated for the
  Texas natural gas vehicle grant program under Chapter 394 to other
  programs described under Subsection (a) if:
               (1)  the commission, in consultation with the governor
  and the advisory board, determines that the use of the money in the
  fund for that program will cause the state to be in noncompliance
  with the state implementation plan to the extent that federal
  action is likely; and
               (2)  the commission finds that the reallocation of some
  or all of the funding for the program would resolve the
  noncompliance.
         (e)  Under Subsection (d), the commission may not reallocate
  more than the minimum amount of money necessary to resolve the
  noncompliance.
         (e-1)  Money [money] allocated under Subsection (a) to a
  particular program may be used for another program under the plan as
  determined by the commission.
         [(c)     Money in the fund may be allocated to the clean school
  bus program only if:
               [(1)     the money is available for that purpose after
  money is allocated for the other purposes of the fund as required by
  the state implementation plan; or
               [(2)     the amount of money deposited to the credit of the
  fund in a state fiscal year exceeds the amount the comptroller's
  biennial revenue estimate shows as the comptroller's estimated
  amount to be deposited to the credit of the fund in that year.
         [(d)     The commission may allocate unexpended money
  designated for the clean fleet program to other programs described
  under Subsection (a) after the commission allocates money to
  recipients under the clean fleet program.
         [(e)     The commission may allocate unexpended money
  designated for the Texas alternative fueling facilities program to
  other programs described under Subsection (a) after the commission
  allocates money to recipients under the alternative fueling
  facilities program.]
         SECTION 18.  Subsection (f), Section 386.252, Health and
  Safety Code, as added by Chapter 892 (S.B. 385), Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
         (f)  Money in the fund may be used by the commission for
  programs under Sections 386.051(b)(13), (b)(14), and (b-1) as may
  be appropriated for those programs [Notwithstanding Subsection
  (a), the commission may reallocate money in the fund if:
               [(1)     the commission, in consultation with the governor
  and the advisory board, determines that the use of the money in the
  fund for the program established under Chapter 394 will cause the
  state to be in noncompliance with the state implementation plan to
  the extent that federal action is likely; and
               [(2)     the commission finds that the reallocation of
  some or all of the funding for the program established under Chapter
  394 would resolve the noncompliance].
         SECTION 19.  Section 386.252, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (h) to
  read as follows:
         (g)  If the legislature does not specify amounts or
  percentages from the total appropriation to the commission to be
  allocated under Subsection (a) or (f), the commission shall
  determine the amounts of the total appropriation to be allocated
  under each of those subsections, such that the total appropriation
  is expended while maximizing emissions reductions [Under
  Subsection (f), the commission may not reallocate more than the
  minimum amount of money necessary to resolve the noncompliance].
         (h)  Subject to the limitations outlined in this section and
  any additional limitations placed on the use of the appropriated
  funds, money allocated under this section to a particular program
  may be used for another program under the plan as determined by the
  commission.
         SECTION 20.  Section 391.002, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 391.002.  GRANT PROGRAM. (a)  The commission shall
  establish and administer a new technology implementation grant
  program to assist the implementation of new technologies to reduce
  emissions from facilities and other stationary sources in this
  state.  The commission may establish a minimum capital expenditure
  threshold for projects under Subsection (b)(2).  Under the program,
  the commission shall provide grants or other financial incentives
  for eligible projects to offset the incremental cost of emissions
  reductions.
         (b)  Projects that may be considered for a grant under the
  program include:
               (1)  advanced clean energy projects, as defined by
  Section 382.003;
               (2)  new technology projects that reduce emissions of
  regulated pollutants from point sources [and involve capital
  expenditures that exceed $500 million]; and
               (3)  electricity storage projects related to renewable
  energy, including projects to store electricity produced from wind
  and solar generation that provide efficient means of making the
  stored energy available during periods of peak energy use.
         SECTION 21.  Subsection (a), Section 392.007, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The amount the commission shall award for each vehicle
  being replaced is up to[:
               [(1)]  80 percent, as determined by the commission, of
  the total [incremental] cost for replacement of a heavy-duty or
  light-duty diesel engine[:
                     [(A)     manufactured prior to implementation of
  federal or California emission standards; and
                     [(B)     not certified to meet a specific emission
  level by either the United States Environmental Protection Agency
  or the California Air Resources Board;
               [(2)     70 percent of the incremental cost for
  replacement of a heavy-duty diesel engine certified to meet the
  federal emission standards applicable to engines manufactured in
  1990 through 1997;
               [(3)     60 percent of the incremental cost for
  replacement of a heavy-duty diesel engine certified to meet the
  federal emission standards applicable to engines manufactured in
  1998 through 2003;
               [(4)     50 percent of the incremental cost for
  replacement of a heavy-duty diesel engine certified to meet the
  federal emission standards applicable to engines manufactured in
  2004 and later;
               [(5)     80 percent of the incremental cost for
  replacement of a light-duty diesel vehicle:
                     [(A)     manufactured prior to the implementation of
  certification requirements; and
                     [(B)     not certified to meet either mandatory or
  voluntary emission certification standards;
               [(6)     70 percent of the incremental cost for
  replacement of a light-duty diesel vehicle certified to meet
  federal Tier 1 emission standards phased in between 1994 and 1997;
  and
               [(7)     60 percent of the incremental cost for
  replacement of a light-duty diesel vehicle certified to meet
  federal Tier 2 emission standards phased in between 2004 and 2009].
         SECTION 22.  Subsection (a), Section 394.007, Health and
  Safety Code, as amended by Chapter 892 (S.B. 385), Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The commission shall develop a grant schedule that:
               (1)  assigns a standardized grant in an amount up to
  [between 60 and] 90 percent of the incremental cost of a natural gas
  vehicle purchase, lease, other commercial finance, or repowering;
               (2)  is based on:
                     (A)  the certified emission level of nitrogen
  oxides, or other pollutants as determined by the commission, of the
  engine powering the natural gas vehicle; and
                     (B)  the usage of the natural gas vehicle; and
               (3)  may take into account the overall emissions
  reduction achieved by the natural gas vehicle.
         SECTION 23.  Section 394.010, Health and Safety Code, as
  amended by Chapter 892 (S.B. 385), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2011, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (b),
  (c), and (d) and adding Subsection (f-1) to read as follows:
         (a)  To ensure that natural gas vehicles purchased, leased,
  or otherwise commercially financed or repowered under the program
  have access to fuel, and to build the foundation for a
  self-sustaining market for natural gas vehicles in Texas, the
  commission shall award grants to support the development of a
  network of natural gas vehicle fueling stations along the
  interstate highways connecting Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and
  Fort Worth, and in nonattainment areas and affected counties of the
  state.  In awarding the grants, the commission shall provide for:
               (1)  strategically placed natural gas vehicle fueling
  stations in and between the Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas-Fort
  Worth areas, and in nonattainment areas and affected counties of
  the state, to enable a natural gas vehicle to travel in those areas
  [along that triangular area] relying solely on natural gas fuel;
               (2)  grants to be dispersed through a competitive
  bidding process to offset a portion of the cost of installation of
  the natural gas dispensing equipment;
               (3)  contracts that require the recipient stations to
  meet operational, maintenance, and reporting requirements as
  specified by the commission; and
               (4)  a listing, to be maintained by the commission and
  made available to the public online, of all natural gas vehicle
  fueling stations that have received grant funding, including
  location and hours of operation.
         (b)  The commission may not award more than[:
               [(1)  three station grants to any entity; or
               [(2)]  one grant for each station.
         (c)  Grants awarded under this section may not exceed:
               (1)  $400,000 [$100,000] for a compressed natural gas
  station;
               (2)  $400,000 [$250,000] for a liquefied natural gas
  station; or
               (3)  $600,000 [$400,000] for a station providing both
  liquefied and compressed natural gas.
         (d)  Stations funded by grants under this section must be
  publicly accessible [and located not more than three miles from an
  interstate highway system].  The commission shall give preference
  to:
               (1)  stations providing both liquefied natural gas and
  compressed natural gas at a single location; [and]
               (2)  stations located not more than one mile from an
  interstate highway system; and
               (3)  stations located in the triangular area between
  the Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas-Fort Worth areas.
         (f-1)  An application for a grant under this section must
  include a certification that the applicant complies with laws,
  rules, guidelines, and requirements applicable to taxation of fuel
  provided by the applicant at each fueling facility owned or
  operated by the applicant.  The commission may terminate a grant
  awarded under this section without further obligation to the grant
  recipient if the commission determines that the recipient did not
  comply with a law, rule, guideline, or requirement described by
  this subsection.  This subsection does not create a cause of action
  to contest an application or award of a grant.
         SECTION 24.  Section 393.006, Health and Safety Code, as
  amended by Chapter 892 (S.B. 385), Acts of the 82nd Legislature,
  Regular Session, 2011, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 393.006.  AMOUNT OF GRANT. For each eligible facility
  for which a recipient is awarded a grant under the program, the
  commission shall award the grant in an amount equal to the lesser
  of:
               (1)  50 percent of the sum of the actual eligible costs
  incurred by the grant recipient within deadlines established by the
  commission to construct, reconstruct, or acquire the facility; or
               (2)  $600,000 [$500,000].
         SECTION 25.  The following provisions are repealed:
               (1)  Subsection (c), Section 386.051, Health and Safety
  Code;
               (2)  Subdivision (1), Section 386.151, Health and
  Safety Code;
               (3)  Section 386.154, Health and Safety Code;
               (4)  Subsection (a), Section 386.161, Health and Safety
  Code;
               (5)  Sections 386.201, 386.202, and 386.203, Health and
  Safety Code;
               (6)  Section 386.204, Health and Safety Code;
               (7)  Subsection (a), Section 386.252, Health and Safety
  Code, as amended by Chapters 589 (Senate Bill No. 20) and 892
  (Senate Bill No. 385), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2011;
               (8)  Subsection (f), Section 386.252, Health and Safety
  Code, as added by Chapter 589 (Senate Bill No. 20), Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011; and
               (9)  Chapters 393 and 394, Health and Safety Code, as
  amended by Chapter 589 (Senate Bill No. 20), Acts of the 82nd
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2011.
         SECTION 26.  This Act takes effect immediately if it
  receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
  house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  
  If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
  effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1727 passed the Senate on
  May 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1, one present
  not voting; and that the Senate concurred in House amendments on
  May 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2, one present
  not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1727 passed the House, with
  amendments, on May 21, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 107,
  Nays 39, two present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor