Bill Text: TX HB4225 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 4225

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to a study conducted by the Railroad Commission of Texas to determine the net reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from the use of carbon capture, utilization, and storage technology.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-03 - Left pending in committee [HB4225 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB4225-Introduced.html

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	By: Zwiener	H.B. No. 4225



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to a study conducted by the Railroad Commission of Texas to
	determine the net reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide in the
	atmosphere resulting from the use of carbon capture, utilization,
	and storage technology.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
	(1) "Carbon capture technology" means technology that
	captures, stores, and uses high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
	(2) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of
	Texas.
	SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The commission shall conduct a study
	of ongoing carbon capture technology projects to:
	(1) assess the net reduction in the amount of carbon
	dioxide in the atmosphere resulting from the use of carbon capture
	technology; and
	(2) determine whether each carbon capture technology
	examined removes more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it
	contributes.
	(b) In conducting the study under Subsection (a) of this
	section, the commission shall:
	(1) establish an accounting framework that includes a
	project life-cycle analysis to determine the net amount of carbon
	dioxide sequestered from projects using carbon capture technology;
	and
	(2) coordinate with the Bureau of Economic Geology of
	The University of Texas at Austin, the Texas Commission on
	Environmental Quality, and other appropriate agencies.
	(c) For a carbon capture technology project included in the
	study under Subsection (a) of this section, the study must:
	(1) establish a method of accurately measuring and
	reporting the volumes of carbon dioxide captured by the project;
	(2) accurately identify the amount of carbon dioxide
	the project removes from the atmosphere; and
	(3) determine whether the project provides a net
	reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over the project's
	life-cycle based on the amount of carbon dioxide removed and the
	amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the sequestration activities.
	(d) To the extent that carbon capture technology projects
	are used for enhanced oil recovery operations, the study must:
	(1) account for whether those enhanced oil recovery
	operations on the whole result in:
	(A) an increase of the total amount of the oil
	produced by operations using that technology and by operations not
	using that technology; or
	(B) a decrease in the amount of oil produced by
	operations not using that technology in an amount that equals or
	exceeds the amount of oil produced by operations using that
	technology; and
	(2) account for contributions to the atmosphere of
	carbon dioxide from the projects.
	SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2024, the
	commission shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature
	that includes:
	(1) the methodology used to perform the study;
	(2) the information already available to the
	commission and any information needed to provide an accurate
	accounting of how much carbon dioxide each carbon capture
	technology project removes from the atmosphere;
	(3) the information needed to assess different types
	of carbon capture technology, including direct air capture
	technology; and
	(4) a framework that would allow the commission to
	accurately assess the effectiveness of all ongoing carbon capture
	technology projects and the likely effectiveness of carbon capture
	technology projects to be considered in the future.
	SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025.
	SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
	1, 2023.