Unless specifically defined in the Texas Clean Air Act (TCAA)
or in the rules of the commission, the terms used in this subchapter
have the meanings commonly ascribed to them in the field of air pollution
control. In addition to the terms which are defined by the TCAA and §§3.2,
101.1, and 114.1 of this title (relating to Definitions), the following
words and terms, when used in this division shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Cost-effectiveness--The total dollar amount expended
divided by the total number of tons of nitrogen oxides emissions reduction
attributable to that expenditure. In calculating cost-effectiveness,
one-time grants of money at the beginning of a project shall be annualized
using a time value of public funds or discount rate determined for
each project by the commission, taking into account the interest rate
on bonds, interest earned by state funds, and other factors the commission
considers appropriate.
(2) Guidelines--Texas Emissions
Reduction Plan: Guidelines for Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants
Program (RG-388) adopted by the commission under Texas Health
and Safety Code, §386.053, as amended.
(3) Incremental cost--The cost of an applicant's project
less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by an applicant
in the normal course of business and may include added lease or fuel
costs as well as additional capital costs.
(4) Motor vehicle--A self-propelled device designed
for transporting persons or property on a public highway that is required
to be registered under Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 502.
(5) Non-road diesel--A vehicle or piece of equipment,
excluding a motor vehicle or on-road diesel, that is powered by a
non-road engine, including: non-road non-recreational equipment and
vehicles; construction equipment; locomotives; marine vessels; and
other high-emitting diesel engine categories.
(6) Non-road engine--An internal combustion engine
that is in or on a piece of equipment that is self-propelled or that
propels itself and performs another function, excluding a vehicle
that is used solely for competition, or a piece of equipment that
is intended to be propelled while performing its function, or a piece
of equipment designed to be and capable of being carried or moved
from one location to another.
(7) On-road diesel--An on-road diesel-powered motor
vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or
more.
(8) Qualifying fuel--Any liquid or gaseous fuel or
additives registered or verified by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency that is ultimately dispensed into a motor vehicle
or on-road or non-road diesel that provides reductions of nitrogen
oxides emissions beyond reductions required by state or federal law.
(9) Repower--To replace an old engine powering an on-road
or non-road diesel with a new engine; a used engine; a remanufactured
engine; or electric motors, drives, or fuel cells.
(10) Retrofit--To equip an engine and fuel system with
new emissions-reducing parts or technology verified by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency after manufacture of the original
engine and fuel system.
(11) Small business--A business owned by a person who:
(A) owns and operates not more than five vehicles,
one of which is:
(i) an on-road diesel; or
(ii) a non-road diesel; and
(B) has owned the on-road or non-road diesel for more
than two years.
(12) Stationary engine--A machine used in non-mobile
applications that converts fuel into mechanical motion, including
turbines and other internal combustion devices.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §114.620 adopted to be effective September 13, 2001, 26 TexReg 6945; amended to be effective February 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 1363; amended to be effective October 12, 2006, 31 TexReg 8375; amended to be effective March 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 2194; amended to be effective April 26, 2018, 43 TexReg 2442 |