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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the quantification of carbon dioxide emissions |
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reductions attributable to state programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 447, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 447.016 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 447.016. EMISSIONS REDUCTION INVENTORY. The State |
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Energy Conservation Office, in consultation with the Energy Systems |
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Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas |
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A&M University System, shall develop and implement a program to |
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quantify the carbon dioxide emissions reductions attributable to |
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major state initiatives and programs concerning energy efficiency, |
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load management, and renewable energy. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |