81R6370 JAM-D
By: Ellis S.B. No. 1043
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the quantification of carbon dioxide emissions
reductions attributable to state programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 447, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 447.016 to read as follows:
Sec. 447.016. EMISSIONS REDUCTION INVENTORY. The State
Energy Conservation Office, in consultation with the Energy Systems
Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas
A&M University System, shall develop and implement a program to
quantify the carbon dioxide emissions reductions attributable to
major state initiatives and programs concerning energy efficiency,
load management, and renewable energy.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.