Texas Agriculture Code Title 2, Chapter 22 - Agricultural Biomass And Landfill Diversion Incentive Program

• Texas Section 22.001 - Policy And Purpose
  It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to reduce air pollution, improve air quality, protect public health, help this...
• Texas Section 22.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Co-firing biomass" means a solid fuel that: (A) contains qualified agricultural biomass; (B) is produced by a renewable biomass aggregator and...
• Texas Section 22.003 - Grant Program
  (a) The department shall develop and administer an agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program to make grants to farmers, loggers, diverters, and renewable biomass...
• Texas Section 22.004 - Agricultural Biomass And Landfill Diversion Incentive Program Account
  (a) The agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of: (1) legislative...
• Texas Section 22.005 - Limitation On Grant Amount; Schedule Of Payments
  (a) The total amount of grants awarded by operators of facilities under Section 22.003 and by the department under Section 22.006 during each state fiscal...
• Texas Section 22.006 - Eligibility Of Operators Of Electric Energy Generation Facilities For Grants
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator of a facility that uses biomass to generate electric energy is not eligible to receive a...
• Texas Section 22.007 - Rules
  The commissioner, in consultation with the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, shall adopt rules to implement this chapter....
• Texas Section 22.008 - Availability Of Funds
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department is not required to administer this chapter or adopt rules under this chapter, and the operator...
• Texas Section 22.009 - Expiration Of Program And Chapter
  The agricultural biomass and landfill diversion incentive program terminates on August 31, 2019. On September 1, 2019: (1) any unobligated funds remaining in the agricultural...

Last modified: September 28, 2016