HB3079 - Relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to reduce emissions from certain marine vessels.

  89R10647 JRR-D     By: Lozano H.B. No. 3079       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a program under the Texas emissions reduction plan to   reduce emissions from certain marine vessels.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 386.051(b-1), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (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 ; and                 (3)     reduction of emissions from marine vessels   operated by pilots engaged in pilot services, as those terms are   defined by Section 61.002, Transportation Code .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.