HB205 - Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities.

  89R2245 JRR-F     By: Cortez H.B. No. 205       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling   facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 393.004(b), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)   Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the   [ The ] prioritization criteria established under Subsection (a)   must provide that, for each grant round, the commission may not   award a grant to an entity that does not agree to make the   alternative fueling facility accessible and available to the public   at times designated by the grant contract until each eligible   entity that does agree to those terms has been awarded a grant.   The   prohibition imposed by this subsection does not apply to a facility   that is:                 (1)     owned or operated by a transit authority governed   by Chapter 451 or 452, Transportation Code;                 (2)     located in a county that has a population of more   than one million; and                 (3)     located in a nonattainment area or an affected   county, as those terms are defined by Section 386.001.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a grant round that begins on or after the effective date of this   Act. A grant round that began before the effective date of this Act   is governed by the law in effect on the date the grant round began,   and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.