78R5420 JJT-D
By: Farabee, Jones of Bexar H.B. No. 1616
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to state energy conservation office cooperation with
federal programs related to research on and development and
demonstration of fuel cells.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 447, Government Code, as amended by
Chapters 573, 1158, and 1398, Acts of the 77th Legislature, 2001, is
amended by adding Section 447.012 to read as follows:
Sec. 447.012. FUEL CELL DEVELOPMENT. The state energy
conservation office shall undertake to partner with the United
States Department of Energy and other federal agencies or programs
to develop cooperative programs related to research on, development
of, and demonstration of fuel cell technology in this state.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.