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By: Elkins (Senate Sponsor - Jackson) |
H.B. No. 3547 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 7, 2009; |
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May 8, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural |
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Resources; May 23, 2009, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 23, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an order for the closure of unregistered dry cleaning |
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facilities and dry cleaning drop stations by the Texas Commission |
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on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 374, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 374.2511 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 374.2511. CLOSURE OF UNREGISTERED FACILITY. The |
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commission may issue a notice of violation to the owner or operator |
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of a dry cleaning facility or dry cleaning drop station that is not |
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registered under Section 374.102. The notice must inform the owner |
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or operator of the nature of the violation and state that the |
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commission may order the dry cleaning facility or dry cleaning drop |
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station to cease operation if the violation is not corrected within |
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30 days after the receipt of the notice. If the owner or operator |
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does not correct the violation within the prescribed time, the |
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commission may order the dry cleaning facility or dry cleaning drop |
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station to cease operation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 374.2511, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to a violation that occurs on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A violation that occurs |
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before the effective date of this Act is covered by the law in |
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effect on the date the violation occurred, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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