Texas Agriculture Code Title 3, Chapter 50d - Texas Bioenergy Policy Council And Texas Bioenergy Research Committee

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 50D.001 - Purpose
  The purpose of the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee is to promote the goal of making biofuels a significant part...
• Texas Section 50D.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Alternative chemical feedstock" means a feedstock that is produced by a thermochemical process that converts alternative sources of fuel, including biomass,...

SUBCHAPTER B TEXAS BIOENERGY POLICY COUNCIL

• Texas Section 50D.003 - Administrative Support
  The department: (1) shall provide administrative support, including staff, to the policy council; and (2) may allocate appropriate administrative support to the research committee. Added...
• Texas Section 50D.011 - Composition
  (a) The policy council is composed of the following 18 members: (1) the commissioner, who serves as chair of the policy council; (2) one representative...
• Texas Section 50D.012 - Removal Of Policy Council Members
  (a) A member of the policy council may be removed from the policy council if the member: (1) is not able to devote the time...
• Texas Section 50D.013 - Duties Of Policy Council
  (a) The policy council shall: (1) provide a vision for unifying this state's agricultural, energy, and research strengths in a successful launch of a cellulosic...
• Texas Section 50D.014 - Reimbursement Of Expenses
  A member of the policy council may not receive compensation for service on the council. Subject to availability of funds, a policy council member may...
• Texas Section 50D.015 - Coordination With Federal Government On Bioenergy Policy
  (a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 315.002, Government Code. (b) The policy council shall take reasonable steps to track...
• Texas Section 50D.016 - Quorum
  A quorum of the policy council consists of not less than half of the members of the policy council. A member who participates in a...

SUBCHAPTER C TEXAS BIOENERGY RESEARCH COMMITTEE

• Texas Section 50D.017 - Meeting By Teleconference
  (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, the policy council may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference,...
• Texas Section 50D.021 - Composition
  (a) The research committee is composed of the following 16 members: (1) the commissioner or the person designated by the commissioner, who serves as the...
• Texas Section 50D.022 - Removal Of Research Committee Members
  (a) A member of the research committee may be removed from the research committee if the member: (1) is not able to devote the time...
• Texas Section 50D.023 - Purposes And Duty Of Research Committee
  (a) The research committee is a research consortium among academic and technical research leadership, with active involvement by all sectors of the economy interested in...
• Texas Section 50D.024 - Reimbursement Of Expenses
  A member of the research committee may not receive compensation for service on the committee. Subject to availability of funds, a research committee member may...
• Texas Section 50D.025 - Quorum
  A quorum of the research committee consists of not less than half of the members of the research committee. A member who participates in a...
• Texas Section 50D.026 - Meeting By Teleconference
  (a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, the research committee may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016