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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to "no regrets" greenhouse gas emission reduction |
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strategies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0174 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0174. EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES FOR |
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GREENHOUSE GASES. (a) In this section, "greenhouse gas" includes |
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carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, |
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perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride. |
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(b) Not later than December 31, 2009, the commission shall |
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prepare and deliver to each member of the legislature a report |
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including a list of strategies for reducing emissions of greenhouse |
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gases in this state that: |
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(1) may result in net savings for consumers or |
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businesses in this state; or |
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(2) can be achieved without financial cost to |
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consumers or businesses in this state. |
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(c) In preparing the list of emission reduction strategies, |
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the commission shall consider the strategies for reducing the |
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emissions of greenhouse gases that have been implemented in other |
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states or nations. |
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(d) In determining under Subsection (b) whether an emission |
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reduction strategy may result in a financial cost to consumers or |
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businesses in this state, the commission shall consider the total |
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net costs that may occur over the life of the strategy, as opposed |
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to the short-term capital costs that may result from the |
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implementation of the strategy. |
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(e) The commission may appoint advisory committees to |
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assist the commission in identifying and evaluating greenhouse gas |
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emission reduction strategies. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |