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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an |
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unannounced inspection of a concrete batch plant by the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.070 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.070. LEGISLATOR REQUEST FOR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN |
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CONCRETE PLANTS. (a) This section applies only to a concrete plant |
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that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing |
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operating under a permit issued under this chapter. |
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(b) A member of the legislature may request that the |
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commission conduct an unannounced inspection of a concrete plant on |
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behalf of a person who: |
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(1) permanently resides in the member's district; |
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(2) qualifies as a person who may be affected under |
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Section 382.058(c); and |
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(3) submits a written complaint to the member. |
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(c) The commission shall prioritize responding to a request |
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filed by a member of the legislature under this section. |
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(d) The commission shall maintain a file on the request in |
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the manner provided by Section 5.176(a), Water Code. Section |
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5.176(c), Water Code, applies to a request filed under this |
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section. |
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(e) The commission shall provide to the member of the |
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legislature and the person who submitted the complaint to the |
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member: |
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(1) the policies and procedures described by Section |
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5.177(a), Water Code; and |
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(2) the notice described by Section 5.177(b), Water |
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Code. |
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(f) If the commission denies a request for an unannounced |
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inspection, the commission shall provide an explanation of the |
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reason the request was denied to the member of the legislature and |
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the person who submitted the complaint not later than the 90th day |
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after the request was filed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |