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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a temporary moratorium on authorizations for certain |
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coal-fired or petroleum coke-fired electric generating facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) Until the second anniversary of the |
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effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality, a municipality, or a county may not accept an application |
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for or issue a permit, permit amendment, license, variance, or |
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other authorization for or in connection with the construction of a |
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new coal-fired or petroleum coke-fired electric generating |
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facility. |
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(b) This section applies to the issuance of a permit, permit |
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amendment, license, variance, or other authorization regardless of |
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whether the application for the authorization is pending on the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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(c) This section does not apply to the construction of a new |
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electric generating facility if at least 60 percent of the carbon |
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dioxide generated by the facility will be captured and sequestered |
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in a geological formation. |
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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, 2009. |