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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a comprehensive emissions database. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 382.014, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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ELECTRONIC EMISSION INVENTORY DATABASE |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.014, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall develop a single, comprehensive |
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electronic database of all emissions that shall centrally track all |
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authorized and reported emissions activities and collect |
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information relating to: |
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(A) permitted emissions; |
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(B) annual routine emissions; |
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(C) excess emissions occurring during |
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maintenance activities, including startups and shutdowns; and |
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(D) and emissions resulting from emissions |
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events. |
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(b) The commission shall develop the capacity and shall |
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incorporate all authorized and reported emissions into a permanent |
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centralized database for emissions. The commission shall develop a |
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mechanism whereby the reporting entity shall be allowed to review |
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the information relative to its reported emissions prior to such |
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information being included in the database. The database shall be |
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accessible to the public. |
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(c) The commission annually shall assess the information |
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received under this section, including emissions, and shall include |
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the assessment in the report required by Section 5.126, Water Code. |
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(d) The commission may require a person whose activities |
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cause emissions of air contaminants to submit information to enable |
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the commission to develop an inventory of emissions of air |
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contaminants in this state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |