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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing an account for the purchase or operation |
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of emissions monitoring devices in certain counties. |
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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 382.0336 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0336. URBAN COUNTY AIR MONITORING ACCOUNT. (a) |
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The urban county air monitoring account is an account in the general |
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revenue fund. |
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(b) The account consists of any money deposited to the |
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credit of the account, including any gifts, grants, or donations |
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made for purposes of this section. The commission may accept |
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anonymous gifts and donations for the account. |
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(c) Money in the account may be appropriated to the |
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commission only for the purchase or operation of devices that |
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monitor the emissions of air contaminants in a county: |
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(1) with a population of 650,000 or more; and |
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(2) in which there are more than 2,000 producing oil or |
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gas wells. |
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(d) Interest earned on the account shall be credited to the |
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account. |
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(e) Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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account. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |