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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 1796 (the development of |
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carbon dioxide capture and sequestration in this state) to consider |
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and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(3) and (4), are suspended to |
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permit the committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement and |
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not included in either the house or senate version of the bill by |
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adding the following SECTION to the bill: |
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SECTION 30. The purpose of the changes in law made by this |
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Act is to encourage the development of onshore and offshore |
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geologic storage of carbon dioxide including by encouraging the |
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development of advanced clean energy projects that capture carbon |
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dioxide and sequester not less than 50 percent of the captured |
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carbon dioxide in onshore or offshore geologic repositories. |
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Securing the necessary capacity for geologic sequestration is |
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essential to the success of carbon capture strategies, such as the |
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advanced clean energy projects facilitated by the changes in law |
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made by this Act. The success of the offshore repositories |
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facilitated by this Act depends on an adequate supply of |
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anthropogenic carbon dioxide, which is not currently being captured |
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at industrial facilities in this state. The advanced clean energy |
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grants established in this Act are intended to create the supply of |
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anthropogenic carbon dioxide necessary to the success of the |
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offshore repositories facilitated by this Act. |
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Explanation: The added language is necessary to clarify the |
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purpose of the provisions of the bill. |