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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the new technology implementation grant program |
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administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 391.002(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Projects that may be considered for a grant under the |
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program include: |
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(1) advanced clean energy projects, as defined by |
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Section 382.003; |
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(2) new technology projects that reduce emissions of |
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regulated pollutants from stationary sources; |
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(3) new technology projects that reduce emissions from |
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upstream and midstream oil and gas production, completions, |
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gathering, storage, processing, and transmission activities |
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through: |
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(A) the replacement, repower, or retrofit of |
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stationary compressor engines; |
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(B) the installation of systems to reduce or |
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eliminate the loss of gas, flaring of gas, or burning of gas using |
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other combustion control devices; or |
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(C) the installation of systems that reduce |
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flaring emissions and other site emissions [by capturing waste heat |
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to generate electricity solely for on-site service]; and |
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(4) electricity storage projects related to renewable |
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energy, including projects to store electricity produced from wind |
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and solar generation that provide efficient means of making the |
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stored energy available during periods of peak energy use. |
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SECTION 2. Section 391.205(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in awarding grants |
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under this chapter the commission shall give preference to projects |
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that: |
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(1) involve the transport, use, recovery for use, or |
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prevention of the loss of natural resources originating or produced |
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in this state; |
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(2) contain an energy efficiency component; |
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(3) include the use of solar, wind, or other renewable |
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energy sources; [or] |
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(4) recover waste heat from the combustion of natural |
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resources and use the heat to generate electricity; or |
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(5) reduce flaring emissions and other site emissions. |
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SECTION 3. Section 391.301, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 391.301. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT. A recipient of a |
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grant under this chapter must use the grant to pay the incremental |
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costs of the purchase, lease, or [and] installation of the project |
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for which the grant is made, which may include reasonable and |
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necessary expenses for the labor needed to install |
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emissions-reducing equipment. The recipient may [not] use the |
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grant for the costs of operating and maintaining the |
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emissions-reducing equipment. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a Texas emissions reduction plan grant awarded on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A grant awarded before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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award was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |