HB 1361

AN ACT relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income

House Bill • Hernandez | Plesa

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89th Regular Session

Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended

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What This Bill Does

Directs the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to distribute leftover low-income vehicle repair assistance funds to participating counties by January 1, 2026. The funds must be allocated proportionally based on the fees originally collected in each county and can only be used for vehicle repair, retrofit, and retirement programs for low-income residents. The distribution applies to funds collected before September 1, 2025, and the program expires on September 1, 2029.

Subject Areas

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON Vehicles & Traffic--General County Government--Finance Environment--Air

Bill Text

relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income
vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 382.221 to read as follows:
Sec. 382.221.  DISTRIBUTION OF LOW-INCOME VEHICLE REPAIR
ASSISTANCE, RETROFIT, AND ACCELERATED VEHICLE RETIREMENT PROGRAM
FUNDS.  (a)  This section applies only to a county that:
(1)  is or was a participating county; and
(2)  has remitted to the state fees collected for the
low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated
(b)  Notwithstanding Sections 382.202(g), 382.209, and
382.220, not later than January 1, 2026, the commission shall
distribute to the counties described by Subsection (a) all
available money collected before September 1, 2025, under Section
382.202(e) or 382.302 that was designated for the low-income
vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle
retirement program and is appropriated by the legislature for the
purposes described by this subsection.
(c)  The commission shall distribute the money in reasonable
proportion to the amount of fees collected under Section 382.202(e)
or 382.302 in those counties or in the regions in which those
(d)  A county that receives money under this section may use
the money only to fund a program authorized by Section 382.220(b).
(e)  This section expires September 1, 2029.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.