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Senate Bill 698 |
Senate Author: Birdwell |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Lozano et al. |
Senate Bill 698 amends the Texas Clean Air Act, Health and Safety Code, to provide for the use of full‑time equivalent Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) employees to support the expedited processing of air permit applications. The bill authorizes TCEQ to set the overtime compensation rate for such employees and authorizes the use of money from the expedited application surcharge for the support of the expedited processing of air permit applications.