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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the consideration of certain local government actions |
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before the renewal of air permits for certain concrete plants. |
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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 382.051955 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.051955. STANDARD PERMIT FOR CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS: |
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CONSIDERATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACTION BEFORE RENEWAL. (a) This |
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section applies only to the renewal of an authorization to use a |
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standard permit issued under Section 382.05195 for the operation of |
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a permanent concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry |
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batching, or central mixing. |
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(b) In determining whether and under which conditions to |
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renew an authorization described by Subsection (a), the commission |
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shall, while classifying the applicant's compliance history under |
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Section 5.754, Water Code, consider any civil suit instituted and |
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any other enforcement actions taken by a local government against |
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the applicant under Chapter 7, Water Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.051955, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an application for a renewal of |
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an authorization to use a standard permit that is submitted to the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |