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Senate Bill 1003 |
Senate Author: Fraser |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
House Sponsor: Smith, Wayne |
Senate Bill 1003 amends the Water Code to authorize the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assess a penalty for operating a rock crusher or a concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing without a preconstruction permit under the Texas Clean Air Act or for any other violation within the jurisdiction of TCEQ if a person operating the facility holds any type of permit issued by TCEQ other than the permit required for the facility. Previous law required TCEQ to issue an emergency order suspending operations of a facility that is operating without the required permit. The bill changes that requirement to an authorization.