The bill, S.B. No. 2982, amends the Health and Safety Code to establish definitions and regulations regarding the mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used in the production of renewable chemicals. It introduces two new definitions: "renewable biomass," which encompasses materials from National Forest System land and public lands that are byproducts of preventive treatments aimed at reducing hazardous fuels, disease, or insect infestations, as well as organic matter from nonfederal land or Indian-held land; and "renewable chemical," which refers to various chemical substances produced from renewable biomass feedstocks or certified under a third-party certification system for mass balance attribution.

Additionally, the bill modifies Section 361.4215 to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to identify third-party certification systems for mass balance attribution that can be utilized in conjunction with the newly defined terms. The bill mandates that the commission adopt necessary rules to implement these changes as soon as practicable after the bill's effective date, which is set for September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Health and Safety Code 361.421, Health and Safety Code 361.4215 (Health and Safety Code 361)