Renewable Fuel Promotion
The Texas Bioenergy Policy Council and the Texas Bioenergy Research Committee were established to promote the goal of making biofuels a significant part of the energy industry in Texas by January 1, 2019. The Policy Council is tasked with the following: 1) provide a vision for unifying the state's agricultural, energy, and research strengths in a successful launch of a cellulosic biofuel and bioenergy industry; 2) foster development of cellulosic and bio-based fuels; 3) pursue the creation of a next-generation biofuels energy research program at a university in the state; 4) pursue federal and other funding to position the state as a bioenergy leader; 5) study the feasibility and economic development effect of a blending requirement for biodiesel or cellulosic fuels; 6) pursue the development and use of thermochemical process technologies to produce alternative chemical feedstocks; and 7) study the feasibility of the requirements for renewable natural gas. (Reference Texas Statutes, Agriculture Code 50D)