Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eightieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 6 Page: 6,513
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biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass
debris to facilities that use biomass to generate electric energy in order to provide
an incentive for the construction of facilities for that purpose and to:
(1) promote economic development;
(2) encourage the use of renewable sources in the generation of electric
energy;
(3) reduce air pollution caused by burning agricultural biomass, forest
wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass debris in open fields;
and
(4) divert waste from landfills.
(b) Subject to Section 22.005, a farmer, logger, or diverter is entitled to
receive a grant in the amount of $20 for each bone-dry ton of qualified
agricultural biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated
biomass debris provided by the farmer, logger, or diverter in a form suitable for
generating electric energy to a facility that:
(1) is located in this state;
(2) was placed in service after August 31, 2009;
(3) generates electric energy sold to a third party by using qualified
agricultural biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated
biomass debris;
(4) uses the best available emissions control technology, considering
the technical practicability and economic reasonableness of reducing or
eliminating the air contaminant emissions resulting from the facility;
(5) maintains its emissions control equipment in good working order;
and
(6) is in compliance with its operating permit issued by the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality under Chapter 382, Health and Safety
Code.
(c) The commissioner by rule may authorize a grant to be made for
providing each bone-dry ton of a type or source of qualified agricultural biomass,
forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass debris in an
amount that is greater than the amount provided by Subsection (b) if the
commissioner determines that a grant in a greater amount is necessary to provide
an adequate incentive to use that type or source of qualified agricultural biomass,
forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or storm-generated biomass debris to
generate electric energy.
(d) The Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality shall assist the department as necessary to enable the
department to determine whether a facility meets the requirements of Subsection
(b) for purposes of the eligibility of farmers, loggers, and diverters for grants
under this chapter.
(e) To receive a grant under this chapter, a farmer, logger, or diverter must
deliver qualified agricultural biomass, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, or
storm-generated biomass debris to a facility described by Subsection (b). The
operator of each facility described by that subsection shall:Saturday, May 26, 2007
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Eightieth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 6, legislative document, 2007; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97476/m1/59/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.