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SENATE RESOLUTION
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on |
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House Bill No. 1796 (the development of carbon dioxide capture |
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and sequestration in this state) to consider and take action on |
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the following matter: |
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Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter not in disagreement and not |
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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 |
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this 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 |
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carbon dioxide and sequester not less than 50 percent of the |
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captured carbon dioxide in onshore or offshore geologic |
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repositories. Securing the necessary capacity for geologic |
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sequestration is essential to the success of carbon capture |
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strategies, such as the advanced clean energy projects |
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facilitated by the changes in law made by this Act. The success |
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of the offshore repositories facilitated by this Act depends on |
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an adequate supply of anthropogenic carbon dioxide, which is not |
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currently being captured at industrial facilities in this state. |
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The advanced clean energy grants established in this Act are |
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intended to create the supply of anthropogenic carbon dioxide |
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necessary to the success of the offshore repositories |
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facilitated by this Act. |
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Explanation: The added language is necessary to clarify |
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the purpose of the provisions of the bill. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on June 1, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |