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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permits for air contaminant emissions of stationary |
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natural gas engines used in combined heating and power systems. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.051865 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.051865. STATIONARY NATURAL GAS ENGINES USED IN |
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COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEM. (a) In this section, "natural |
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gas engine" includes a natural gas internal combustion engine, |
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natural gas stationary internal combustion reciprocating engine, |
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and natural gas turbine. The term does not include a natural gas |
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engine that powers a motor vehicle. |
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(b) This section applies only to a stationary natural gas |
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engine used in a combined heating and power system. |
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(c) The commission shall issue a standard permit or permit |
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by rule for stationary natural gas engines used in a combined |
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heating and power system that establishes emission limits for air |
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contaminants released by the engines. |
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(d) The commission in adopting a standard permit or permit |
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by rule under this section may consider: |
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(1) the geographic location in which a stationary |
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natural gas engine may be used, including the proximity to an area |
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designated as a nonattainment area; |
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(2) the total annual operating hours of a stationary |
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natural gas engine; |
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(3) the technology used by a stationary natural gas |
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engine; |
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(4) the types of fuel used to power a stationary |
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natural gas engine; and |
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(5) other emission control policies of the state. |
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(e) The commission in adopting a standard permit or permit |
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by rule under this section may not distinguish between the end-use |
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functions powered by a stationary natural gas engine. |
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(f) The commission must provide for the emission limits for |
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stationary natural gas engines subject to this section to be |
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measured in terms of air contaminant emissions per unit of total |
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energy output. The commission shall consider both the primary and |
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secondary functions when determining the engine's emissions per |
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unit of energy output. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2012, the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt any rules required |
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to implement Section 382.051865, Health and Safety Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |
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