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TX Health & Safety Code § 382.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.503. Study; Selection of Location

Sec. 382.503.  STUDY; SELECTION OF LOCATION.  (a)  The land commissioner shall contract with the bureau to conduct a study of state-owned offshore submerged land to identify potential locations for a carbon dioxide repository.(b)  The land commissioner shall recommend suitable sites for carbon dioxide storage to the board based on the findings of the study.(c)  The board shall make the final determination of suitable locations for carbon dioxide storage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.504. Contract for Necessary Infrastructure and Operation

Sec. 382.504.  CONTRACT FOR NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATION.  (a)  Once the location has been established for the carbon dioxide repository, the board may issue requests for proposals for the lease of permanent school fund land for the construction of any necessary infrastructure for the transportation and storage of carbon dioxide to be stored in the carbon dioxide repository.(b)  The board may contract for construction or operational services for the repository.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.505. Acceptance of Carbon Dioxide for Storage; Fees and Carbon Credits

Sec. 382.505.  ACCEPTANCE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FOR STORAGE; FEES AND CARBON CREDITS.  (a)  Once the carbon dioxide repository is established, the board may accept carbon dioxide for storage.(b)  The board by rule may establish a fee for the storage of carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository. If this state participates in a program that facilitates the trading of carbon credits, a fee under this subsection may be established as a percentage of the carbon credits associated with the storage.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.506. Measuring, Monitoring, and Verification; Role of Bureau

Sec. 382.506.  MEASURING, MONITORING, AND VERIFICATION; ROLE OF BUREAU.  (a)  The railroad commission by rule may establish standards for the measurement, monitoring, and verification of the permanent storage status of the carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository.(b)  The bureau shall review any measurement, monitoring, and verification of the permanent storage status of carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository performed by another person at the direction of the state.(c)  The bureau shall serve as a scientific advisor for the measuring, monitoring, and permanent storage status verification of the carbon dioxide repository.(d)  The bureau shall provide to the board data relating to the measurement, monitoring, and verification of the permanent storage status of the carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository, as determined by the board.(e)  The board may use revenue from the fee authorized by Section 382.505 to contract with the bureau to perform the functions described by this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 3, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.507. Ownership of Carbon Dioxide

Sec. 382.507.  OWNERSHIP OF CARBON DIOXIDE.  (a)  The board shall acquire title to carbon dioxide stored in the carbon dioxide repository on a determination by the board that permanent storage has been verified and that the storage location has met all applicable state and federal requirements for closure of carbon dioxide storage sites.(b)  The right, title, and interest in carbon dioxide acquired under this section are the property of the permanent school fund and shall be administered and controlled by the board.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.508 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.508. Liability

Sec. 382.508.  LIABILITY.  (a)  The transfer of title to the state under Section 382.507 does not relieve a producer of carbon dioxide of liability for any act or omission regarding the generation of stored carbon dioxide performed before the carbon dioxide was stored.(b)  On the date the permanent school fund, under Section 382.507, acquires the right, title, and interest in carbon dioxide, the producer of the carbon dioxide is relieved of liability for any act or omission regarding the carbon dioxide in the carbon dioxide repository.(c)  This section does not relieve a person who contracts with the board under Section 382.504(b) of liability for any act or omission regarding the construction or operation, as applicable, of the carbon dioxide repository.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.509. Rates for Transportation

Sec. 382.509.  RATES FOR TRANSPORTATION.  Neither the railroad commission nor the board may establish or regulate the rates charged for the transportation of carbon dioxide to the carbon dioxide repository.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 4, eff. June 9, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter K. Offshore Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide|Section 382.510. Annual Report

Sec. 382.510.  ANNUAL REPORT.  The land commissioner shall issue annually a report regarding the carbon dioxide repository.  The report may be submitted electronically by posting on the General Land Office's Internet website.  The report must include information regarding:(1)  the total volume of carbon dioxide stored;(2)  the total volume of carbon dioxide received for storage during the year; and(3)  the volume of carbon dioxide received from each producer of carbon dioxide.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.551 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter L. Regulation of Hydrofluorocarbons|Section 382.551. Substitutes for Hydrofluorocarbon Refrigerants Applicable to Commercial or Residential Buildings or Construction

Text of section effective on January 01, 2023Sec. 382.551.  SUBSTITUTES FOR HYDROFLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL OR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS OR CONSTRUCTION.  A building code or other requirement applicable to commercial or residential buildings or construction may not prohibit the use of a substitute refrigerant authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 7671k.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 100 (S.B. 1210), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2023.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.001. Short Title

Sec. 383.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Clean Air Financing Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.002. Policy and Purpose

Sec. 383.002.  POLICY AND PURPOSE.  (a)  The policy of the state and the purpose of this chapter are to:(1)  safeguard state air resources from emissions of air contaminants and other pollution; (2)  protect public health, general welfare, physical property, and the esthetic enjoyment of air resources by the public;  and(3)  maintain adequate visibility.(b)  It is the policy of the state that the control of air pollution is essential to the well-being and survival of state inhabitants and the protection of the environment.  The control, prevention, and abatement of air pollution will conserve and develop state natural resources, within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59(a), of the Texas Constitution, by preventing further damage to the environment.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.003. Definitions

Sec. 383.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Air contaminant" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.003 (Texas Clean Air Act).(2)  "Air pollution" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.003 (Texas Clean Air Act).(3)  "Bond" includes a note.(4)  "Coastal basin" means an area that:(A)  is defined and designated as a coastal basin as of April 26, 1973, by the Texas Water Development Board, and as a separate unit that has the purpose of water development and interwatershed transfers;  and(B)  has boundaries determined by a contour map filed in the office of the Texas Water Development Board.(5)  "Commission" means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(6)  "Control facility" means a facility that has been certified by the commission, or by its executive secretary if the commission authorizes, as being designed to reduce or eliminate air pollution.(7)  "Disposal system" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.003(10), Water Code.(8)  "District" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, but does not include a district or authority located entirely within a river authority unless the district or authority:(A)  has all or part of at least two municipalities within its boundaries;(B)  is governed by Chapter 56, 60, 61, 62, or 63, Water Code;  or(C)  is created for the primary purpose of navigation of its coastal and inland waters.(9)  "Issuer" means a municipality, county, or district.(10)  "Real property" means land, a structure, a franchise or interest in land, water, land under water, riparian rights, air rights, or another thing or right pertaining to that property, including an easement, right-of-way, use, lease, license, or other incorporeal hereditament, or an estate, interest, or legal or equitable right, including a term for years or lien on that property because of a judgment, mortgage, or other reason.(11)  "Resolution" means the action, including an order or ordinance, that authorizes bonds and that is taken by the governing body of an issuer.(12)  "River authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.003(4), Water Code.(13)  "River basin" means an area that:(A)  is defined and designated as a river basin as of April 26, 1973, by the Texas Water Development Board, and as a separate unit that has the purpose of water development and interwatershed transfers;  and(B)  has boundaries determined by a contour map filed in the office of the Texas Water Development Board.(14)  "Security agreement" means a trust indenture or other instrument securing bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.198, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.004. Certification of Control Facility by Commission

Sec. 383.004.  CERTIFICATION OF CONTROL FACILITY BY COMMISSION.  The commission may prescribe necessary criteria and procedures for certifying a control facility and may limit certification to confirmation that a proposed facility is intended to control air pollution.  Certification of a control facility's adequacy or expected performance or of other specifications is not necessary.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.199, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.005. Adoption of Alternate Procedure

Sec. 383.005.  ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.  If a court holds that a procedure under this chapter violates the United States Constitution or Texas Constitution, an issuer by resolution may provide an alternate procedure that conforms to those constitutions.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 383.006. Effect of Chapter on Other Law

Sec. 383.006.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON OTHER LAW.  (a)  This chapter does not limit the authority of the commission, a district, or a local government in performing a power or duty provided by other law.  This chapter does not limit the authority of the commission or a local government to adopt and enforce rules or carry out duties under Chapter 382 (Texas Clean Air Act).(b)  Chapter 382 (Texas Clean Air Act) shall be enforced without regard to ownership of a control facility financed under this chapter.(c)  This chapter does not affect the right of a private person to pursue, against a person who contracts with an issuer under this chapter, a common-law remedy to abate or recover damages for a condition of pollution or other nuisance.  A person purchasing or using a control facility under contract with an issuer may not assert the defense of sovereign immunity because of the issuer's ownership of the control facility.(d)  An issuer may use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out a power or authority expressly or impliedly granted by this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.200, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter B. Operation of Control Facility|Section 383.011. Authority to Acquire and Transfer Property

Sec. 383.011.  AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND TRANSFER PROPERTY.  (a)  An issuer may acquire, construct, and improve a control facility and may acquire real property as the issuer considers appropriate for the control facility.(b)  An issuer may enter into a lease or other contract under which another person uses or acquires the issuer's control facility.  An issuer may sell a control facility, by installment payments or otherwise, to any person on conditions the issuer considers desirable.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter B. Operation of Control Facility|Section 383.012. Location of Control Facility

Sec. 383.012.  LOCATION OF CONTROL FACILITY.  (a)  A control facility may be located on the property of any person.(b)  A control facility of a municipality must be located in whole or in part within:(1)  the boundaries of the municipality;  or(2)  the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, as determined under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.(c)  A control facility of a river authority may be located outside the river authority's boundaries if it is located in whole or in part within the river authority's river basin or a coastal basin adjoining the river authority's boundaries.  A control facility of a river authority may be located anywhere in the state if it is financed at the same time and with the same bond issue as a control facility located within the river authority's boundaries or located in whole or in part within the river authority's river basin or a coastal basin adjoining the river authority's boundaries.(d)  A control facility of a county or a district other than a river authority must be located in whole or in part within the county's or district's boundaries.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter B. Operation of Control Facility|Section 383.013. Contracts

Sec. 383.013.  CONTRACTS.  (a)  A lease or other contract entered into under this chapter may be for the term agreed to by the parties.  The lease or other contract may provide that it continues in effect until specified bonds or refunding bonds issued in place of the specified bonds are fully paid.(b)  The provisions of Chapter 2253, Government Code, that relate to performance and payment bonds apply to a construction contract let by an issuer, except that an issuer is not required to receive construction bids on a project.(c)  Any law requiring competitive bids does not apply to a construction contract for a project authorized by this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter B. Operation of Control Facility|Section 383.014. Cost of Certain Required Alterations

Sec. 383.014.  COST OF CERTAIN REQUIRED ALTERATIONS.  The relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering of construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline made necessary by the actions of an issuer shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the issuer, who shall pay the cost of the required activity as necessary to provide comparable replacement, minus the net salvage value of any replaced facility.  The issuer shall pay that amount from the proceeds of bonds issued to finance a control facility.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter B. Operation of Control Facility|Section 383.015. Taxation

Sec. 383.015.  TAXATION.  (a)  An issuer is not required to pay a tax or other assessment on a control facility or part of a control facility.(b)  Bonds issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bonds, and income from the bonds are exempt from taxation in this state.(c)  This chapter does not affect state law relating to an ad valorem tax imposed on a person who is not a public agency or political subdivision or on an interest held by such a person.  A control facility purchased or used under this chapter is subject to ad valorem taxation payable by the person contracting with the issuer for the facility's purchase or use as if the contract created a leasehold.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 383.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 383 - Clean Air Financing Act|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 383.021. Authority to Issue

Sec. 383.021.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.  (a)  An issuer may issue negotiable bonds, payable from revenues of the issuer, to pay costs related to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of a control facility, including:(1)  the cost of real property acquired for the control facility; (2)  finance charges; (3)  interest before and during construction and for a period the issuer finds reasonable after completion of construction; (4)  expenses incurred for architectural, engineering, and legal services; (5)  expenses incurred for plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates; (6)  expenses incurred in placing the control facility in operation; (7)  expenses of administration;  and(8)  other expenses necessary or incident to the acquisition, construction, or improvement.(b)  The bonds may be issued in more than one series and from time to time as required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(c)  Pending issuance of definitive bonds, the issuer may authorize the delivery of negotiable interim bonds eligible for exchange or substitution by use of the definitive bonds.(d)  An issuer may not issue bonds to acquire an existing control facility solely for the purpose of leasing or selling it back to the person from whom it was acquired or to another person controlled by that person, unless the control facility is to be substantially improved before it is leased or sold back to such a person.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|