Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE CODE |
Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE |
Chapter 22. AGRICULTURAL BIOMASS AND LANDFILL DIVERSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM |
Sec. 22.001. POLICY AND PURPOSE
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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 state diversify its energy supply, and divert waste from landfills through new price-support incentives to encourage the construction of facilities to generate electric energy with certain types of agricultural residues, forest wood waste, urban wood waste, storm-generated biomass debris, and energy-dedicated crops.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1013 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.