Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 87(R)

House Bill 2361

House Author:  Landgraf et al.

Effective:  9-1-21

Senate Sponsor:  Birdwell


            House Bill 2361 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the use of a grant under the new technology implementation grant program for applicable leasing, operation, and maintenance costs. The bill includes projects that reduce flaring emissions and other site emissions among the projects for which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is required to give preference in awarding a grant and expands grant eligibility for new technology projects that reduce emissions from upstream and midstream oil and gas activities through the installation of systems that reduce site emissions.