81R5230 JTS-D
By: Truitt H.B. No. 3942
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a pilot test of an advanced control technology for the
reduction of nitrogen oxides emissions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY PILOT.
(a) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall select one
dry process cement kiln stack in a nonattainment or a near
nonattainment area for the purpose of a pilot test to determine the
effectiveness of a selective catalytic reduction technology as an
advanced control technology for reducing the nitrogen oxides
emissions from the cement kiln stack. The Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality shall select a selective catalytic reduction
technology vendor to provide the selective catalytic reduction
technology needed to conduct the testing required by this
subsection.
(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall:
(1) design, supervise, and monitor the testing
required by Subsection (a) of this section in consultation with:
(A) the selective catalytic reduction technology
vendor selected by the commission;
(B) the owner or operator of the cement kiln
stack selected for testing under Subsection (a) of this section;
and
(C) representatives of a regional council of
government of the region in which the cement kiln is located; and
(2) verify the accuracy of the results of the testing.
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may
accept and hold a gift or grant conditioned on its use for testing
advanced controls for nitrogen oxides emissions from cement kilns
in a nonattainment or near nonattainment area and use such gifts or
grants without an appropriation for the pilot test under this
section.
(d) If this Act takes effect before July 31, 2009, the Texas
Commission on Environmental Quality shall:
(1) not later than July 31, 2009, select a dry process
cement kiln stack for testing as required under Subsection (a) of
this section;
(2) not later than August 31, 2009, select a selective
catalytic reduction technology vendor as required under Subsection
(a) of this section; and
(3) not later than November 30, 2009, begin testing
the selective catalytic reduction technology.
(e) If this Act takes effect on or after July 31, 2009, the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall:
(1) not later than September 30, 2009, select a dry
process cement kiln stack for testing as required under Subsection
(a) of this section;
(2) not later than October 31, 2009, select a
selective catalytic reduction technology vendor as required under
Subsection (a) of this section; and
(3) not later than January 1, 2009, begin testing the
selective catalytic reduction technology.
(f) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall:
(1) not later than December 31, 2010, complete the
selective catalytic reduction technology testing required under
Subsection (a) of this section; and
(2) not later than January 1, 2011, prepare and
deliver to each member of the legislature a report describing:
(A) the results of the testing, including whether
any reduction in nitrogen oxides emissions resulted from the use of
the selective catalytic reduction technology; and
(B) the costs involved in the installation, use,
and maintenance of the selective catalytic reduction technology.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2009.