Bill Text: TX HB2987 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to establishing an account for the purchase or operation of emissions monitoring devices in certain counties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-09 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2987 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2987-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Parker | H.B. No. 2987 | ||
| Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2987: | |||
| By: Lyne | C.S.H.B. No. 2987 | ||
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| relating to establishing an account for the purchase or operation | ||
| of emissions monitoring devices in certain counties. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0336 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 382.0336. URBAN COUNTY AIR MONITORING ACCOUNT. (a) | ||
| The urban county air monitoring account is an account in the general | ||
| revenue fund. | ||
| (b) The account consists of any money deposited to the | ||
| credit of the account, including any gifts, grants, or donations | ||
| made for purposes of this section. The commission may accept | ||
| anonymous gifts and donations for the account. | ||
| (c) Money in the account may be appropriated to the | ||
| commission only for the purchase or operation of devices that | ||
| monitor the emissions of air contaminants in a county: | ||
| (1) with a population of 650,000 or more; and | ||
| (2) in which there are more than 2,000 producing oil or | ||
| gas wells. | ||
| (d) Interest earned on the account shall be credited to the | ||
| account. | ||
| (e) Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to the | ||
| account. | ||
| SECTION 2. (a) Section 382.0336, Health and Safety Code, as | ||
| added by this Act, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (f) Except as provided by this subsection, the commission | ||
| shall allocate all money appropriated from the account for the | ||
| purchase or operation of devices for or through the regional air | ||
| monitoring program described by Section 386.252(a)(5), in addition | ||
| to other money allocated for that program. The commission shall | ||
| ensure that money deposited to the account by a gift, grant, or | ||
| donation that is subject to a condition is not used under this | ||
| subsection if that use would be inconsistent with the condition. To | ||
| the extent money remains in the account after funding needs for the | ||
| purchase or operation of devices for or through the regional air | ||
| monitoring program described by that section are met, the | ||
| commission may use money as provided by Subsection (c). | ||
| (b) This section takes effect only if H.B. 1145 or S.B. 527, | ||
| or similar legislation relating to projects funded through the | ||
| Texas emissions reduction plan, is enacted by the 82nd Legislature, | ||
| Regular Session, 2011, and becomes law. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
