Title HS, Health and Safety Code

Sec. 391.101. APPLICATION FOR GRANT. (a) The owner of a facility located in this state may apply for a grant under the program established under Section 391.002. To improve the ability of the program to achieve the program goals, the commission may adopt guidelines to allow a per…

Sec. 391.102. GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES. (a) The commission shall review an application for a grant for a project authorized under this chapter according to dates specified in a request for grant applications. If the commission determines that an application is incomple…

Sec. 391.103. EVIDENCE OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION POTENTIAL REQUIRED. (a) An application for a new technology implementation grant under this chapter must show reasonable evidence that the proposed technology is capable of providing a significant reduction in emissions. (b) The commi…

Sec. 391.104. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The commission shall include in the biennial plan report required by Section 386.057(b) information that summarizes the applications received and grants awarded in the preceding biennium. Preparation of the information for the report may incl…

Sec. 391.201. ELIGIBILITY OF PROJECTS FOR GRANTS. (a) The commission shall establish criteria for prioritizing projects eligible to receive grants under this chapter. The commission shall review and may modify the criteria and priorities as appropriate. (b) A proposed project mus…

Sec. 391.202. EVALUATING COST-EFFECTIVENESS. The commission shall establish reasonable methodologies for evaluating project cost-effectiveness, consistent with accepted methods. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 391.203. DETERMINATION OF GRANT AMOUNT. (a) The commission may not award a grant that, net of taxes, provides an amount that exceeds the incremental cost of the proposed project. (b) In determining the amount of a grant under this subchapter, the commission shall reduce the …

Sec. 391.204. COST SHARING; RECAPTURING GRANT. (a) The commission shall require an applicant to bear at least 50 percent of the costs of implementing a project funded under this chapter. (b) The commission may not require repayment of grant money, except that the commission must …

Sec. 391.205. PREFERENCES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in awarding grants under this chapter the commission shall give preference to projects that: (1) involve the transport, use, recovery for use, or prevention of the loss of natural resources originating or produc…

Sec. 391.301. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT. A recipient of a grant under this chapter must use the grant to pay the incremental costs of the purchase, lease, or installation of the project for which the grant is made, which may include reasonable and necessary expenses for the lab…

Sec. 391.302. COMPTROLLER REVIEW OF USE OF GRANT FUNDS. (a) The comptroller annually shall conduct a review of each recipient of a new technology implementation grant under this chapter to ensure that the recipient's use of the grant complies with state law and the terms of the a…

Sec. 391.303. TIME OF USE OF GRANT FUNDING. Money appropriated for grants to be made by the commission under this chapter for a fiscal year may be distributed in subsequent fiscal years if the grant has been awarded and treated as a binding encumbrance by the commission before th…

Sec. 391.304. EXPIRATION. This chapter expires on the last day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section 382.037. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (H.B. 1796), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 200…