(a) Models of drayage trucks eligible for purchase
to replace an existing drayage truck under the program include:
(1) a heavy-duty on-road vehicle with a gross vehicle
weight rating (GVWR) over 26,000 pounds;
(2) a non-road yard truck; and
(3) other cargo handling equipment.
(b) Models of existing drayage trucks eligible for
replacement or repower under the program include:
(1) a heavy-duty on-road vehicle with a GVWR over 26,000
pounds;
(2) a non-road yard truck; and
(3) other cargo handling equipment.
(c) To be eligible for purchase under this program
a drayage truck or cargo handling equipment must:
(1) be powered by an electric motor or contain an engine
certified to the current federal emissions standards applicable to
that type of engine, as determined by the commission; and
(2) emit nitrogen oxides at a rate that is at least
25% less than the emissions rate of the engine on the truck or equipment
being replaced.
(d) To be eligible for purchase under the program an
engine or motor repowering a drayage truck or cargo handling equipment
must:
(1) be powered by electricity or be an engine certified
to the current federal emissions standards applicable to that type
of engine, as determined by the commission; and
(2) emit nitrogen oxides at a rate that is at least
25% less than the emissions rate of the engine being replaced.
(e) Unless otherwise determined by the commission,
the nitrogen oxides emissions rate of engines replaced or purchased
under this program will be based on the emissions standard or family
emissions limit to which the engine is certified or, for replacement
of an uncontrolled engine, a baseline emissions rate established by
the commission.
(f) The executive director may place additional limits
on vehicle models and engine model years eligible for purchase and
replacement under the program for a particular grant round in order
to improve the effectiveness and further the goals of the program.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §114.682 adopted to be effective May 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3438; amended to be effective August 25, 2016, 41 TexReg 6209; amended to be effective April 26, 2018, 43 TexReg 2442 |