TO: | Honorable Norma Chavez, Chair, House Committee on Border and International Affairs |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2240 by Haggerty (Relating to the circumstances under which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may authorize certain emissions reductions to be substituted for other emissions reductions.), As Introduced |
The bill would change the basis for which the commission may authorize or allow substitution of emissions reductions for determining compliance with the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA). Under current law, substitution of emissions deductions is allowed when it can be shown that the substituted pollutants are for the area considered non-attainment and that there would be a public health benefit. Upon passage of the bill, only one requirement would need to be fulfilled instead of both. No significant costs to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are expected.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, ZS, TL
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