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Amend CSHB 3732 by inserting SECTION ___ as follows and 
renumbering the following SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety 
Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0174 to read as follows:
	Sec. 382.0174.  EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR GREENHOUSE 
GASES.  (a)  In this section, "greenhouse gas" includes carbon 
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, 
perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride.
	(b)  Not later than October 31, 2008, the commission shall 
prepare and deliver to each member of the legislature a report 
including a list of strategies for reducing emissions of greenhouse 
gases in this state that:
		(1)  may result in net savings for consumers or 
businesses in this state; or
		(2)  can be achieved without financial cost to 
consumers or businesses in this state.
	(c)  In preparing the list of emission reduction strategies, 
the commission shall consider the strategies for reducing the 
emissions of greenhouse gases that have been implemented in other 
states or nations.
	(d)  In determining under Subsection (b) whether an emission 
reduction strategy may result in a financial cost to consumers or 
businesses in this state, the commission shall consider the total 
net costs that may occur over the life of the strategy, as opposed 
to the short-term capital costs that may result from the 
implementation of the strategy.
	(e)  The commission may appoint advisory committees to 
assist the commission in identifying and evaluating greenhouse gas 
emission reduction strategies.