85R6018 SLB-F     By: Wu H.B. No. 1437       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   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.