SRC-JLB S.B. 1325 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1325
By: Carona
Natural Resources
3/25/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 
The Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management, Resource Recovery, and
Conservation Act was enacted to promote the state's environmental policy
of reducing the generation and improving the management of solid waste,
including disposal and processing to extract usable materials or energy.
As proposed, S.B. 1325 permits retail electric providers, municipally
owned utilities, or electric cooperatives to receive energy credits for up
to 50 megawatts of electric energy produced or acquired using
waste-to-energy technology in Texas. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 363, Health and Safety Code, by adding
Subchapter H, as follows: 

SUBCHAPTER H.  WASTE TO ENERGY

Sec. 363.151.  RENEWABLE ENERGY CREDIT.  Authorizes a retail electric
provider, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative, in
furtherance of the state's policy of encouraging the conversion of solid
waste to energy, to credit toward satisfaction of the requirements of
Section 39.904, Utilities Code, any production or acquisition of electric
energy produced by a waste-to-energy technology in this state in an amount
not to exceed 50 megawatts in total for all providers.  Defines
"waste-to-energy technology." 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.