Bill Text: TX HB1499 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-12-03 - Filed [HB1499 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HB1499-Introduced.html
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| By: Walle | H.B. No. 1499 | |
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| relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration | ||
| grant program for manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 5.1245 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 5.1245. ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION GRANT | ||
| PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURERS OF READY-MIXED CONCRETE. (a) In this | ||
| section, "environmental product declaration" means an | ||
| independently verified product-specific label that discloses the | ||
| environmental impact of a manufactured product based on a life | ||
| cycle assessment. | ||
| (b) The commission shall establish and administer a grant | ||
| program to reimburse manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete for the | ||
| cost of accessing an environmental product declaration database or | ||
| other software for generating environmental product declarations | ||
| for ready-mixed concrete products. | ||
| (c) As a condition of receiving a grant under this section, | ||
| a manufacturer must agree to use environmental product declarations | ||
| for the manufacturer's ready-mixed concrete products. | ||
| (d) The commission shall adopt rules to implement the | ||
| program established under this section, including rules | ||
| establishing: | ||
| (1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants; | ||
| (2) grant application procedures; | ||
| (3) criteria for evaluating grant applications and | ||
| awarding grants; | ||
| (4) guidelines related to grant amounts; and | ||
| (5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant | ||
| awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any | ||
| conditions of the grant. | ||
| SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | ||
| shall adopt rules and establish procedures under Section 5.1245, | ||
| Water Code, as added by this Act, as soon as practicable after the | ||
| effective date of this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
