88R18816 MP-F     By: Hayes H.B. No. 5250     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5250:     By:  Cain C.S.H.B. No. 5250       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to fees on and grants for fuel ethanol, renewable methane,   biodiesel, and renewable diesel.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 16.005(a), Agriculture Code, as amended   by Chapters 1295 (H.B. 2318) and 1312 (H.B. 2582), Acts of the 81st   Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted to read as   follows:          (a)  The office shall impose a fee on each producer in an   amount equal to 3.2 cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol, renewable   diesel, or MMBtu of renewable methane and 1.6 cents for each gallon   of biodiesel produced in each registered plant operated by the   producer.          SECTION 2.  Section 16.006(b), Agriculture Code, as amended   by Chapters 1295 (H.B. 2318) and 1312 (H.B. 2582), Acts of the 81st   Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, is reenacted to read as   follows:          (b)  A producer is entitled to receive from the account 20   cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol, renewable diesel, or MMBtu of   renewable methane and 10 cents for each gallon of biodiesel   produced in each registered plant operated by the producer until   the 10th anniversary of the date production from the plant begins.          SECTION 3.  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.