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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees on and grants for fuel ethanol, renewable methane, |
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biodiesel, and renewable diesel. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 16.005(a), Agriculture Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 1295 (H.B. 2318) and 1312 (H.B. 2582), Acts of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The office shall impose a fee on each producer in an |
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amount equal to 3.2 cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol, renewable |
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diesel, or MMBtu of renewable methane and 1.6 cents for each gallon |
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of biodiesel produced in each registered plant operated by the |
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producer. |
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SECTION 2. Section 16.006(b), Agriculture Code, as amended |
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by Chapters 1295 (H.B. 2318) and 1312 (H.B. 2582), Acts of the 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A producer is entitled to receive from the account 20 |
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cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol, renewable diesel, or MMBtu of |
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renewable methane and 10 cents for each gallon of biodiesel |
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produced in each registered plant operated by the producer until |
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the 10th anniversary of the date production from the plant begins. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |