Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 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 must meet the requirements of this section to be eligible for a grant under the program established under Section 391.002.

(c) Each proposed project must meet the cost-effectiveness requirements established by the commission.

(d) A new technology implementation project must document, in a manner acceptable to the commission, an achieved reduction from the baseline emissions adopted by the commission for the relevant facility or stationary source. After studying available emissions reduction technologies, the commission may impose a required minimum percentage reduction of emissions to improve the ability of the program to achieve the program goals.

(e) If a baseline emissions standard does not exist for a facility, the commission, for purposes of this subchapter, shall adopt an appropriate baseline emissions level for comparison purposes.

(f) Planned water usage for proposed projects must be consistent with the state water plan.