TO: | Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1429 by Kuempel (Relating to the enforcement of the prohibition on operating certain rock crushers or concrete plants without the necessary Clean Air Act permit.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Section 5.5145 of the Water Code to specify that an emergency order does not apply to an owner or operator of a rock crusher or concrete plant for which the owner has failed to renew a permit. An emergency order would apply only to those who have failed to obtain a permit or whose permit has been suspended or revoked.
The bill would amend Section 7.052(b) of the Water Code to cap the penalty at $10,000 for operating certain rock crushers or concrete plants without a permit, regardless of the number of days in violation. The current penalty is $10,000 for each day that a continuing violation occurs.
Based on the analysis of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, it is assumed the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant reduction in revenue collected from penalities.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality, 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, MW, TG
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