Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1272 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue a standard permit for a permanent concrete plant that performs certain functions and meets environmental requirements specified in the bill. The bill also requires the commission to issue the permit if the plant meets all of the requirements, except for locating or operating equipment, stockpiles, and vehicles more than 100 feet from any property line, and takes certain other action. The bill establishes notice and hearing requirements for the permit and establishes that the public hearing is not an evidentiary proceeding if the applicant meets the environmental requirements. It requires the executive director of the commission to respond in writing to any public comments received regarding an application for a concrete plant standard permit.