By: Shapleigh S.B. No. 905 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to requiring the Texas Natural Resource Conservation 1-3 Commission to study brick-making processes near the Texas-Mexico 1-4 border. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the 1-7 Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. 1-8 SECTION 2. BRICK-MAKING PROCESSES STUDY. (a) The 1-9 commission shall conduct a study of the brick-making processes of 1-10 brick production facilities near both sides of the border between 1-11 this state and Mexico. 1-12 (b) The commission shall survey current fuel sources for 1-13 kilns, including the use of scrap wood and sawdust, tires, and 1-14 other inefficient or highly polluting fuels. 1-15 (c) In conducting the study, the commission shall solicit 1-16 the advice of experts from institutions of higher education, 1-17 government, and industry of the United States and Mexico on 1-18 efficient processes and fuels for maintaining proper temperatures 1-19 for brick production while minimizing emissions of air pollutants. 1-20 (d) The commission shall consider the information collected 1-21 in the study and make recommendations on efficient processes to 1-22 decrease air pollutant emissions from brick-making kilns. 1-23 (e) The commission shall issue a report to the governor, 2-1 lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives 2-2 that summarizes the information gathered in and conclusions of the 2-3 study and that highlights the recommendations. The report must be 2-4 issued not later than January 1, 2003. 2-5 SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2003. 2-6 SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect 2-7 immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members 2-8 elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, 2-9 Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote 2-10 necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2-11 2001.