Bill Text: TX HB1437 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for litter reduction.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-05-02 - Left pending in committee [HB1437 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1437-Introduced.html
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| By: Wu | H.B. No. 1437 | |
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| relating to the use of funding in local initiative projects for | ||
| litter reduction. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Sections 382.220(a) and (b), Health and Safety | ||
| Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
| (a) Money that is made available to participating counties | ||
| under Section 382.202(g) or 382.302 may be appropriated only for | ||
| programs administered in accordance with Chapter 783, Government | ||
| Code, to improve air quality or reduce litter. A participating | ||
| county may agree to contract with any appropriate entity, including | ||
| a metropolitan planning organization or a council of governments | ||
| to: | ||
| (1) implement a program under Section 382.202, | ||
| 382.209, or this section; or | ||
| (2) implement a program for the enforcement of | ||
| offenses under Chapter 365. | ||
| (b) A program under this section must be implemented in | ||
| consultation with the commission and may include a program to: | ||
| (1) expand and enhance the AirCheck Texas Repair and | ||
| Replacement Assistance Program; | ||
| (2) develop and implement programs or systems that | ||
| remotely determine vehicle emissions and notify the vehicle's | ||
| operator; | ||
| (3) develop and implement projects to implement the | ||
| commission's smoking vehicle program; | ||
| (4) develop and implement projects in consultation | ||
| with the director of the Department of Public Safety for | ||
| coordinating with local law enforcement officials to reduce the use | ||
| of counterfeit registration insignia and vehicle inspection | ||
| reports by providing local law enforcement officials with funds to | ||
| identify vehicles with counterfeit registration insignia and | ||
| vehicle inspection reports and to carry out appropriate actions; | ||
| (5) develop and implement programs to enhance | ||
| transportation system improvements, including programs to reduce | ||
| litter on roadways; or | ||
| (6) develop and implement new air control strategies | ||
| designed to assist local areas in complying with state and federal | ||
| air quality rules and regulations. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
