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Amend CSHB 1090, in Section 1 of the bill, amend Section 
22.007 (page 4, line 45) to read as follows:
	"Sec. 22.007.  RULES AND STUDY.  (a) The commissioner, in 
consultation with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the 
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall adopt rules to 
implement this chapter.
	(b)  The commissioner, in consultation with the Public 
Utility Commission, Texas Forest Service, and other interested 
parties, shall conduct a study of the impact of the agricultural 
biomass and landfill diversion incentive program on existing forest 
products manufacturing facilities in the state.  The study shall 
consider the potential impact of the program for each year the 
program remains in effect on:
		(1)  the supply of forest wood products to 
manufacturing facilities and, considering individually each area 
or region that supplies a particular manufacturing facility, 
whether the incentives are likely to divert forest wood products 
from manufacturing use to electric generation use;
		(2)  the cost and availability of qualified 
agricultural biomass currently used to generate electricity by 
existing manufacturing facilities;
		(3)  the cost of electricity generated by biomass 
compared to the cost of electricity generated by other fuels; and
		(4)  any other factors the commissioner deems relevant.                
	(c)  Not later than January 1, 2009, the commissioner shall 
issue a report and make recommendations for changes in the program 
to mitigate any adverse impact on the forest products manufacturing 
industry.  The commissioner shall send a copy of the report to the 
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, and each member of the Legislature."