Bill Text: TX SR848 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on HB 3745.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-26 - Reported enrolled [SR848 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-SR848-Enrolled.html
 
 
  By: Birdwell S.R. No. 848
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
  Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
  suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
  conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
  House Bill 3745 (the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and
  account) to consider and take action on the following matter:
         Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee
  to amend text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 1.07 of the
  bill, in amended Section 386.252(a)(9), Health and Safety Code,
  to read as follows:
               (9)  at least $6 million but not more than $16 [$8]
  million may be used by [is allocated to] the commission for
  administrative costs, including all direct and indirect costs
  for administering the plan, costs for conducting outreach and
  education activities, and costs attributable to the review or
  approval of applications for marketable emissions reduction
  credits;
         Explanation: The change is necessary to ensure that
  sufficient funds are available to the Texas Commission on
  Environmental Quality for costs associated with the
  administration of the Texas emissions reduction plan.
 
 
 
 
    _______________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
         I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on May 26, 2019, by the
  following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
   
   
   
    _______________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
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