By Edwards                                            H.B. No. 3115
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to notice requirements for certain permits under the Clean
 1-3     Air Act.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 382.056, Health and Safety Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Subsections (q) and (r) to read as follows:
 1-7           (q)  For the purposes of Subsection (a), a newspaper or
 1-8     publication is generally circulated if the newspaper or publication
 1-9     is circulated over 75 percent of the applicable jurisdiction.
1-10           (r)  The department shall establish rules to ensure that a
1-11     permit applicant complies with the notice requirement under
1-12     Subsection (a).
1-13           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-14     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-15     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-16     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-17     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.