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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contested case hearings on the issuance, renewal, or |
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revocation of authorizations to use certain standard air quality |
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permits. |
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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 (g) and adding Subsection (g-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(g) Except as provided by Subsection (g-1), the [The] |
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adoption or amendment of a standard permit or the issuance, |
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renewal, or revocation of an authorization to use a standard permit |
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is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code. |
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(g-1) A person may request a contested case hearing on the |
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issuance, renewal, or revocation of an authorization to use a |
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standard permit if the person alleges that the issuance, renewal, |
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or revocation is in conflict with a provision of this chapter. A |
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contested case hearing under this subsection is subject to the |
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requirements of Subchapters C through G, Chapter 2001, Government |
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Code, and Section 5.556, Water Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.05195(g-1), Health and Safety Code, |
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as added by this Act, applies only to the issuance, renewal, or |
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revocation of an authorization to use a standard permit the |
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application for which is filed on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. The issuance, renewal, or revocation of an authorization |
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to use a standard permit the application for which was filed before |
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the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at |
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the time the application was filed, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |