Drive A Clean Machine!
12/20/2007
The AirCheck Texas Repair and Replacement Assistance Program has changed recently to provide more help for area vehicle owners who want to replace or repair their cars and trucks. The Texas Legislature created the program in 2003 to help clean up the air in metro areas of the state.
The program works by providing financial assistance for vehicle owners to replace or repair cars or trucks that have failed the state’s emissions test or are 10 years old or older. In our region, H-GAC operates the program on behalf of the five area counties covered by AirCheck Texas: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and Montgomery County.
Residents in these five counties can quality for assistance if:
The vehicle has been registered in one of the counties for at least a year before you apply and is gasoline-powered;
The vehicle has passed or can pass the state’s safety inspection; and
The resident’s family income meets program guidelines, which are on a sliding scale, depending on the family’s size. For a family of four, an annual income of $61,950 or less qualifies you.
If a vehicle owner wants to replace a vehicle, the program will provide $3,000 in a voucher toward the purchase of a new model car or truck – or $3,500 toward the purchase of a hybrid. If the owner wants to repair a vehicle that failed the emissions test, the program can offer up to $600 toward the repair.
For more information click here, or visit www.driveacleanmachine.org and read about the program statewide.
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