Texas has been doing a similar program on a state level since 2001 with great success and bi-partisan support. It was a Republican bill initially and has been carried by Republicans and supported by Democrats.
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/implementation/air/mobilesource/vim/lirap.html
Along with this program there is a program that is pretty much the same but is for heavy equipment and big trucks like dump trucks.
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/implementation/air/terp/
The programs were started to deal with air quality programs and are attributed to helping Dallas become the first city to have it's Clean Air Plan approved by the EPA.http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jul2008/2008-07-03-091.asp
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