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AN ACT
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relating to a program to reduce the emissions of nitrogen oxides |
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from certain stationary compressor engines. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (d), Section 382.051866, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Money in the emissions reductions incentives account |
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may be appropriated only to pay for emissions reduction project |
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incentives under a program developed under Section 382.051867 |
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[382.051865] and administrative expenses associated with providing |
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the incentives or the incentive program established under that |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.051867 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.051867. RICH-BURN COMPRESSOR ENGINE GRANTS. |
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(a) In this section, "rich-burn compressor engine" means a |
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spark-ignited, Otto cycle, four-stroke, naturally aspirated or |
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turbocharged compressor engine that is capable of being operated |
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with an exhaust stream oxygen concentration equal to or less than |
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0.5 percent by volume, as originally designed by the manufacturer. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall develop a grant program to |
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assist facilities in reducing emissions of nitrogen oxides from |
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stationary gas-fired, rich-burn compressor engines by installing |
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nonselective catalytic reduction systems or other |
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commission-approved control systems. |
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(c) To be eligible for a grant under the program, a person |
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must, by the dates provided by Subsection (d) or (e), as applicable, |
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install at a facility a system that limits a rich-burn compressor |
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engine's discharge of nitrogen oxides and have verified that the |
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system limits those emissions to: |
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(1) 1.00 grams per horsepower hour for an engine with a |
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rated maximum capacity of less than 500 horsepower; |
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(2) 0.60 grams per horsepower hour for an engine with a |
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rated maximum capacity of 500 horsepower or greater that is fired |
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with landfill gas; or |
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(3) 0.50 grams per horsepower hour for an engine with a |
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rated maximum capacity of 500 horsepower or greater that is fired |
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other than with landfill gas. |
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(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the grant program |
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must provide for a partial reimbursement of the capital costs of |
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installing a system for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions at a |
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rate of: |
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(1) 75 percent of those costs if the installation |
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occurs and the emissions reductions are verified after August 31, |
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2007, and before January 1, 2008; and |
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(2) 50 percent of those costs if the installation |
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occurs and the emissions reductions are verified after December 31, |
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2007, and before April 1, 2008. |
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(e) This subsection applies only if the Act enacting this |
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section takes immediate effect. If the Act enacting this section |
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takes immediate effect, Subsection (d) has no effect. The grant |
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program must provide for a partial reimbursement of the capital |
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costs of installing a system for reducing nitrogen oxides emissions |
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at a rate of: |
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(1) 75 percent of those costs if the installation |
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occurs and the emissions reductions are verified after April 30, |
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2007, and before August 1, 2007; and |
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(2) 50 percent of those costs if the installation |
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occurs and the emissions reductions are verified after July 31, |
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2007, and before April 1, 2008. |
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(f) The commission may adopt emergency rules under Section |
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2001.034, Government Code, with abbreviated notice, to carry out |
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any rulemaking necessary to implement this section. |
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(g) The commission may authorize the executive director to |
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enter into contracts with a public agency, private person, or other |
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entity for the purpose of implementing the emissions reduction |
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grant program developed under this section. |
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(h) This section does not affect the responsibility or |
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liability of an owner or operator of a stationary gas-fired, |
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rich-burn compressor engine to reduce emissions under this chapter |
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or a rule, permit, or order adopted under this chapter. |
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(i) The commission shall require verification of the |
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reductions associated with the program before the commission |
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distributes a grant. |
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(j) A grant under this section is contingent on the |
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availability of funds. The commission shall award grants in the |
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order in which applications with any required verification of |
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reductions are received. The commission may not pay or otherwise |
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provide a grant after August 31, 2008. |
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(k) This section expires August 31, 2008. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (e), Section 382.051866, Health and |
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Safety Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2000 passed the Senate on |
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May 2, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 0; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 24, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2000 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |