Bill Text: TX HB4734 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-17 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [HB4734 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4734-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2023-05-17 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [HB4734 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4734-Comm_Sub.html
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| By: Lopez of Cameron, et al. | H.B. No. 4734 | |
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| relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, | ||
| economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on | ||
| attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this | ||
| state. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "office" means the | ||
| Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the office of | ||
| the governor. | ||
| SECTION 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY SUPPLY | ||
| CHAIN COMPETITIVENESS. (a) The office, in collaboration with the | ||
| Texas Workforce Commission, shall conduct a study and develop a | ||
| report to identify and analyze this state's potential economic and | ||
| workforce growth opportunities and challenges related to | ||
| attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this | ||
| state. The report may include recommendations for further study, | ||
| policies, or investments in aspects of the offshore wind energy | ||
| supply chain. | ||
| (b) In preparing the study, the office may consider and | ||
| identify: | ||
| (1) discrete segments within the offshore wind energy | ||
| supply chain, including advanced manufacturing operations, | ||
| specialty component manufacturing, seaport network infrastructure, | ||
| shipbuilding, component assembly, transportation and distribution, | ||
| and ancillary services for future domestic offshore wind energy | ||
| projects; | ||
| (2) the estimated number and type of current and | ||
| potential offshore wind energy supply chain direct manufacturing | ||
| jobs; | ||
| (3) potential industry growth and activity in this | ||
| state's existing seaport network, advanced manufacturing, energy | ||
| production and management, and information technology industries; | ||
| (4) the greatest impact investment opportunities to | ||
| produce the largest net economic benefit, including identification | ||
| of the geographic areas most likely to benefit or to be impacted by | ||
| offshore wind energy supply chain industries in this state; | ||
| (5) potential benefits to local tax bases; | ||
| (6) expected additional contributions to state | ||
| economic production; | ||
| (7) potential ancillary economic benefits; and | ||
| (8) any additional information the office identifies | ||
| as relevant. | ||
| (c) In conducting the study and preparing the report, the | ||
| office may: | ||
| (1) conduct an analysis of current resources in this | ||
| state compared to the workforce education, training, development, | ||
| and recruitment needed to offer a skilled workforce for employers | ||
| in the offshore wind energy supply chain industry; | ||
| (2) evaluate the potential benefits of and | ||
| opportunities to develop regional private sector partnerships with | ||
| offshore wind energy supply chain industries to support workforce | ||
| development and training; | ||
| (3) explore opportunities for partnerships with | ||
| neighboring states to undertake complementary actions, policies, | ||
| and investments that will help achieve a domestic offshore wind | ||
| energy supply chain and workforce; | ||
| (4) identify available funding, including resources | ||
| from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. | ||
| No. 117-58) and Pub. L. No. 117-169, to support the recruitment and | ||
| expansion of offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this | ||
| state and related workforce development; and | ||
| (5) develop actionable recommendations this state | ||
| should take to recruit new, and assist the expansion of existing, | ||
| offshore wind energy supply chain industries. | ||
| (d) The office may, if necessary and as appropriate, partner | ||
| with a nonprofit entity or institution of higher education, as | ||
| defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, to conduct the study. | ||
| SECTION 3. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December | ||
| 1, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the governor, the | ||
| lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | ||
| and each member of the legislature that includes the results of the | ||
| study and a report of recommendations for legislative or other | ||
| action. | ||
| SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2025. | ||
| SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
