Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 788	House Author:  Smith et al.
Effective:  6-14-13	Senate Sponsor:  Hinojosa

            House Bill 788 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to issue a permit authorizing greenhouse gas emissions.  The bill limits TCEQ's authority to impose an annual operating permit fee for emissions of greenhouse gas to the extent the fees are necessary to cover TCEQ's additional reasonably necessary direct costs of implementing the permitting process for greenhouse gas emissions.