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Amend SB 12 (House committee printing) by inserting the
following appropriately numbered article and renumbering
subsequent articles accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. CLEAN AIR ACT
SECTION ____.01. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0203 to read as follows:
Sec. 382.0203. REGULATION OF TOXIC POLLUTION. (a) Not later
than December 31, 2009, the commission shall adopt, as necessary
for the protection of public health, ambient air quality standards
for toxic air contaminants, including:
(1) benzene;
(2) 1,3 butadiene;
(3) ethylene dichloride;
(4) formaldehyde; and
(5) nickel.
(b) In developing standards for a contaminant under
Subsection (a), the commission shall ensure that the allowed
average concentration level of the contaminant does not result in
an increased risk of cancer greater than one chance in one million
for a person exposed to the contaminant over a specified period
determined by commission rule.
(c) Standards adopted under Subsection (a) apply to permits
issued before, on, or after the date the standards are adopted.