TO: | Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2521 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to a temporary moratorium on permits for certain coal-fired electric generating facilities and to a contemporaneous study of the projected demand for electric generating capacity in this state and the potential for and consequences of reducing or meeting that demand by various means.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2008 | $0 |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from CLEAN AIR ACCOUNT 151 |
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2008 | ($250,000) |
2009 | ($250,000) |
2010 | $0 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $0 |
The bill would prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from accepting or issuing permits for new or modified pulverized coal-fired electric generating facilities (EGFs) for a period of two years, starting at enactment of the bill. During this time, the TCEQ would also be required to complete a study covering: 10-year future electric demand in Texas; the potential for conservation and renewable energy based power; environmental impacts of new electric generation; and effects on electric rates of various generation approaches.
Source Agencies: | 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, ZS, TL
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