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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain applications filed with Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.05185 of the Health and Safety Code |
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is amended to add the following new subsection (j): |
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(j) The commission may grant permits for new coal-fired |
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steam electric generating units utilizing conventional pulverized |
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coal or circulating fluidized bed technology with applications |
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filed after or pending as of [DATE] only if the unit meets the |
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following criteria: |
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(1) the unit will utilize an air-cooled condenser, or |
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other dry cooling technology, for the steam [alternatively, specify |
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limit on water usage -- i.e., the unit will utilize less than XXX |
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water per megawatt], and |
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(2) such other controls are proposed for the site |
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through new permit applications or implementing other measures such |
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as fuel switching, or a combination of new applications and fuel |
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switching, to achieve offsetting emissions for the facilities |
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covered by the application to result in no significant project |
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emissions increase under the Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) |
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or Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting |
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programs for nitrogen oxides or sulfur dioxide, nor result in a net |
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site increase in mercury emissions, to be achieved within two years |
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of commercial operation of the new generating unit. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |