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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for notice of a standard permit for |
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certain concrete plants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.05199, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection |
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(c-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) An applicant for an authorization to use a standard |
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permit under Section 382.05198 must publish and mail notice under |
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this section not later than the earlier of: |
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(1) the 30th day after the date the applicant receives |
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written notice from the executive director that the application is |
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technically complete; or |
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(2) the 75th day after the date the executive director |
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receives the application. |
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(c-1) The applicant must mail written notice to each |
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household within 880 yards of the proposed plant. |
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(d) The notice under Subsections (c) and (c-1) must include: |
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(1) a brief description of the proposed location and |
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nature of the proposed plant; |
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(2) a description, including a telephone number, of |
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the manner in which the executive director may be contacted for |
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further information; |
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(3) a description, including a telephone number, of |
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the manner in which the applicant may be contacted for further |
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information; |
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(4) the location and hours of operation of the |
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commission's regional office at which a copy of the application is |
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available for review and copying; and |
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(5) a brief description of the public comment process, |
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including the time and location of the public hearing, and the |
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mailing address and deadline for filing written comments. |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.05199, Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for a permit |
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that is filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a |
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permit filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |