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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the monitoring of emissions from certain concrete |
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plants. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.05195, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (k) and adding Subsection (l) to |
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read as follows: |
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(k) An application for an authorization to use [the issuance |
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of] a standard permit under this section for a concrete plant that |
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performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing, including a |
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permanent, temporary, or specialty concrete batch plant, as defined |
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by the commission, must include a plot plan that clearly shows: |
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(1) a distance scale; |
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(2) a north arrow; |
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(3) all property lines, emission points, buildings, |
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tanks, and process vessels and other process equipment in the area |
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in which the facility will be located; |
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(4) at least two benchmark locations in the area in |
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which the facility will be located; and |
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(5) if the permit requires a distance, setback, or |
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buffer from other property or structures as a condition of the |
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permit, whether the required distance or setback will be met. |
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(l) The commission shall prescribe reasonable requirements |
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for the regular monitoring of the emissions of air contaminants |
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from facilities described by Subsection (k) that regularly operate |
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at or near any applicable hourly production rate maximum set by the |
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applicable standard permit. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |