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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to revisions of renewal timeframes for air quality |
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permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.055(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A preconstruction permit issued or renewed by the |
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commission is subject to review to determine whether the authority |
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to operate should be renewed according to the following schedule: |
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(1) a preconstruction permit issued before December 1, |
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1991, is subject to review not later than 15 years after the date of |
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issuance; |
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(2) a preconstruction permit issued on or after |
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December 1, 1991, is subject to review every 10 years after the date |
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of issuance or during a permit amendment, that required public |
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notice, which was submitted to the TCEQ no more than 36 months |
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before the date of permit expiration; and |
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(3) for cause, a preconstruction permit issued on or |
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after December 1, 1991, for a facility at a nonfederal source may |
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contain a provision requiring the permit to be renewed at a period |
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as determined by the commission but no longer than 10 years [of
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between five and 10 years] |
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SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |