1-1 By: Pitts (Senate Sponsor - Sibley) H.B. No. 2680
1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 1993;
1-3 April 30, 1993, read first time and referred to Committee on
1-4 International Relations, Trade, and Technology; May 5, 1993,
1-5 reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0;
1-6 May 5, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-9 Truan x
1-10 Barrientos x
1-11 Bivins x
1-12 Brown x
1-13 Carriker x
1-14 Harris of Tarrant x
1-15 Lucio x
1-16 Rosson x
1-17 Wentworth x
1-18 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-19 AN ACT
1-20 relating to certain activities near a site related to the
1-21 superconducting super collider; providing penalties.
1-22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-23 SECTION 1. In this Act:
1-24 (1) "Interaction region of the super collider" means
1-25 an area above, below, or adjacent to a tunnel or other improvement
1-26 used in any way with the super collider or an area designated by
1-27 the United States Department of Energy as an interaction region of
1-28 the super collider.
1-29 (2) "Super collider" means the superconducting super
1-30 collider scientific project constructed and operated in Ellis
1-31 County.
1-32 SECTION 2. A person may not conduct blasting, rock quarry
1-33 operations, or another activity that causes ground motion in excess
1-34 of one micron in frequencies of five hertz or less as measured at
1-35 an interaction region of the super collider.
1-36 SECTION 3. The United States Department of Energy may bring
1-37 an action to enjoin a violation of this Act.
1-38 SECTION 4. (a) A person who violates this Act commits an
1-39 offense.
1-40 (b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of
1-41 not less than $100 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not
1-42 more than one year, or both.
1-43 SECTION 5. Subchapter H, Chapter 231, Local Government Code,
1-44 is repealed, and a regulation adopted under that subchapter or an
1-45 interlocal agreement entered to carry out that subchapter is void.
1-46 SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-47 SECTION 7. The importance of this legislation and the
1-48 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-49 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-50 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-51 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
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1-53 Austin,
1-54 Texas
1-55 May 5, 1993
1-56 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-57 President of the Senate
1-58 Sir:
1-59 We, your Committee on International Relations, Trade, and
1-60 Technology to which was referred H.B. No. 2680, have had the same
1-61 under consideration, and I am instructed to report it back to the
1-62 Senate with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
1-63 Truan,
1-64 Chairman
1-65 * * * * *
1-66 WITNESSES
1-67 FOR AGAINST ON
1-68 ___________________________________________________________________
2-1 Name: Ken Welch x
2-2 Representing: Tx National Research Lab Comm.
2-3 City: De Soto
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2-5 Name: Gregory M. Haas x
2-6 Representing: U.S.D.O.E.
2-7 City: Dallas
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2-9 Name: Ms. Karen Weaver Ellis Cty x
2-10 Representing: Citizens for Respon. Govt.
2-11 City: Ennis
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2-13 Name: Mr. Glendell Cosyner x
2-14 Representing: Self & 25 citizens of Ennis
2-15 City: Ennis
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