Sec. 2158.009. LOW-EMISSIONS VEHICLES PURCHASING REQUIREMENT. (a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 900, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
(b) A state agency authorized to purchase passenger vehicles or other ground transportation vehicles for general use shall ensure that not less than 25 percent of the vehicles the agency purchases during any state fiscal biennium, other than vehicles the purchase of which is exempted from this subsection by Subsection (c) or (d), are vehicles that meet or exceed the emissions standards necessary to be rated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as a Tier II, Bin 3, emissions standard vehicle that has a greenhouse gas score of eight under regulations of that agency as they existed September 1, 2007.
(c) A state agency is exempt from Subsection (b) to the extent that a vehicle described by that subsection that meets the agency's operational needs is not commercially available.
(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to a state agency's purchase of a vehicle to be used by a peace officer, as defined by Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, whose duties include the apprehension of persons for violation of a criminal law of this state.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (H.B. 2293), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 432), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 432), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - State Purchasing and General Services
Chapter 2158 - Purchasing: Miscellaneous Provisions for Purchase of Certain Goods and Services
Subchapter A. Purchase of Passenger Vehicles
Section 2158.0011. Comptroller Powers and Duties
Section 2158.0012. Authority to Adopt Rules
Section 2158.0013. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 2158.002. Applicability
Section 2158.003. Wheelbase and Horsepower Restrictions
Section 2158.0031. Purchase Preference for American Vehicles
Section 2158.004. Vehicles Using Alternative Fuels
Section 2158.005. Percentage Requirements for Vehicles Using Alternative Fuels
Section 2158.006. Determination of Alternative Fuels Program Parameters
Section 2158.007. Compliance With Applicable Safety Standards
Section 2158.008. When Vehicle Considered to Be Using Alternative Fuels
Section 2158.009. Low-Emissions Vehicles Purchasing Requirement