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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality or county to request a |
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hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related |
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to the construction of a concrete plant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.058(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) For purposes of this section, the only [those] persons |
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who [actually residing in a permanent residence within 440 yards of |
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the proposed plant] may request a hearing under Section 382.056 as a |
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person who may be affected are: |
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(1) the municipality or county in which the proposed |
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plant will be located; and |
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(2) persons actually residing in a permanent residence |
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within 440 yards of the proposed plant. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for an authorization to use a permit that is |
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submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. An application for an |
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authorization to use a permit that was submitted to the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality before the effective date of |
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this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the |
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application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |