The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Act--Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 113.
(2) Alternative fuel (also referred to as "environmentally beneficial fuel" and "clean-burning fuel")--This term means: (3) Alternative fuel vehicles (also referred to as "clean-fuel vehicles")--A vehicle: (4) Applicant--An individual, business, state agency, county, municipality, school district, institution of higher education, health care facility, or mass transit authority seeking to obtain a loan, grant, or other disbursement from the council. (5) Bi-fuel vehicle--A vehicle capable of operating on an alternative fuel or a conventional fuel but not on both at the same time. (6) Chairman--The chairman of the council. (7) Council--The Alternative Fuels Council as established by Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 113. (8) Conversion--This term means: (9) Designee--Individual employed by a council member's agency, board, or commission designated by that council member to act on his or her behalf. (10) Dual-fueled vehicle--A vehicle capable of operating on two different fuels simultaneously, at least one of which is an alternative fuel. (11) Fuel system--Electrical or mechanical devices on board a vehicle for delivery of fuel to the vehicle engine, as defined by the Railroad Commission of Texas, where applicable. (12) Historically underutilized business--This term means: (13) Joint venture--An undertaking between a private person or firm and an agency of the State of Texas or political subdivision thereof or an undertaking between two or more agencies of the State of Texas or political subdivisions thereof entered into for the purpose of engaging in a specific alternative fuel related project or series of projects for mutual profit or benefit. (14) Member--A member of the council or his or her designee as provided by Texas Natural Resources Code, §113.283. (15) Minority-owned business--A historically underutilized business in which the underutilized person or persons is a member of a minority group. (16) Motor fuel system--A natural gas or liquid petroleum gas system, as defined by the Railroad Commission of Texas. (17) Nonattainment--A term used to define an area in which the ambient air quality does not meet an applicable National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). NAAQS have been promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishing the maximum concentration of criteria pollutants in the ambient air. (18) Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)--A final stage manufacturer or the final assembler before the vehicle is delivered to the consumer. OEMs accept responsibility for vehicle warranty as required by federal and state laws and retain all liability for their product, after the sale, for meeting all vehicle validation and certification requirements. (19) OEM vehicle--A vehicle built by an OEM. (20) Person--Any natural person, partnership, corporation,association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization of any character other than an agency. (21) Proceeding--All hearings and other matters conducted at the direction of the council on an application, from docketing of an application to final council decision on an application. (22) Refueling infrastructure--Refueling facilities (whether one or more) necessary to dispense alternative fuel to alternative fuel vehicles. A refueling facility is any depreciable property, including a building and its structural components, designed for the storage and dispensing of an alternative fuel into a fuel tank of a motor vehicle or for the purpose of recharging electric vehicles (EVs) at the point where recharging occurs. Refueling infrastructure does not include natural gas pipelines or distribution lines or electric distribution lines located outside the boundaries of the property on which a refueling facility is located. (23) State implementation plan (SIP)--A plan, or subsequent revisions thereto, promulgated by a state to implement the state's regulatory obligations under the Federal Clean Air Act, such as those related to attainment of the NAAQS. (24) Women-owned business--See definition for "historically underutilized business."
Source Note: The provisions of this §655.5 adopted to be effective February 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 628.