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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate |
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the use or sale of a product for the purpose of reducing greenhouse |
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gas emissions or conserving natural resources. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.014. REGULATION OF PRODUCTS FOR EMISSIONS |
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REDUCTION PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "greenhouse gas |
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emissions" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.05102, Health |
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and Safety Code. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a political subdivision, |
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for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions or conserving |
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natural resources, may not: |
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(1) adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, regulation, |
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or other measure that prohibits or restricts the use or sale of a |
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product that is otherwise permitted by state and federal law; or |
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(2) enter into a contract that directly or indirectly |
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prohibits the use or sale of any product that is otherwise permitted |
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by state and federal law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 250.014(b)(2), Local Government Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the contract was entered into, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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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, 2023. |