89R1423 DRS-D     By: Johnson S.B. No. 861       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the distribution of funds designated for the low-income   vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle   retirement program.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter G, Chapter 382, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 382.221 to read as follows:          Sec. 382.221.  DISTRIBUTION OF LOW-INCOME VEHICLE REPAIR   ASSISTANCE, RETROFIT, AND ACCELERATED VEHICLE RETIREMENT PROGRAM   FUNDS. (a) This section applies only to a county that:                (1)  is or was a participating county; and                (2)  has remitted to the state fees collected for the   low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated   vehicle retirement program.          (b)  Notwithstanding Sections 382.202(g), 382.209, and   382.220, not later than January 1, 2026, the commission shall   distribute to the counties described by Subsection (a) all   available money collected before September 1, 2025, under Section   382.202(e) or 382.302 that was designated for the low-income   vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle   retirement program and is appropriated by the legislature for the   purposes described by this subsection.          (c)  The commission shall distribute the money in reasonable   proportion to the amount of fees collected under Section 382.202(e)   or 382.302 in those counties or in the regions in which those   counties are located.          (d)  A county that receives money under this section may use   the money only to fund a program authorized by Section 382.220(b).          (e)  This section expires September 1, 2029.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.