Relating to a program for monitoring methane emissions using funds from the Texas emissions reduction plan.

HB 3263 creates a state program to monitor methane emissions from oil and gas facilities, wastewater treatment plants, and pulp/paper facilities using funds from Texas’s existing emissions reduction plan. The bill requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt methane emission standards, establish continuous monitoring with real-time sensors to detect leaks, and identify non-compliant facilities. It mandates the commission to operate sensor networks in high-emission areas, provide data on background emissions, and assist facilities in reducing violations. This program directly affects industrial facilities with methane-emitting infrastructure and aims to improve compliance with federal air quality rules.