81R6370 JAM-D
 
  By: Ellis S.B. No. 1043
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the quantification of carbon dioxide emissions
  reductions attributable to state programs.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 447, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Section 447.016 to read as follows:
         Sec. 447.016.  EMISSIONS REDUCTION INVENTORY. The State
  Energy Conservation Office, in consultation with the Energy Systems
  Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas
  A&M University System, shall develop and implement a program to
  quantify the carbon dioxide emissions reductions attributable to
  major state initiatives and programs concerning energy efficiency,
  load management, and renewable energy.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.