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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality of toxic air pollutants in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The commission shall conduct a study |
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to identify the three toxic air contaminants with the highest |
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emissions levels in this state. In conducting the study, the |
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commission shall: |
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(1) determine the main emission sources for each of |
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the three toxic air contaminants; and |
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(2) evaluate the effects of emissions for each of the |
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toxic air contaminants on the public health. |
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(b) The commission shall evaluate the data collected during |
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the study and recommend strategies for reducing emissions levels |
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for each of the toxic air contaminants identified by the study |
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conducted under Subsection (a) of this section. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2010, the |
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commission shall report the results and recommendations of the |
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study conducted under this Act to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate |
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with primary jurisdiction over environmental matters. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2009. |