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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality of an inventory of emissions of air contaminants from oil or |
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gas production, transportation, or processing facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0146 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0146. OIL OR GAS FACILITY EMISSIONS INVENTORY. |
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(a) The commission shall develop and maintain an inventory of |
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major, minor, area, and fugitive air contaminant emissions from oil |
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and gas industry sources. |
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(b) The commission shall require an owner or operator of an |
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oil or gas production, transportation, or processing facility that |
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emits air contaminants to annually submit emissions estimates and |
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other information necessary for the commission to develop and |
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maintain the inventory. |
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(c) The commission may prescribe reasonable requirements |
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for: |
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(1) measuring, monitoring, or estimating the |
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emissions of air contaminants from an oil or gas production, |
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transportation, or processing facility; and |
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(2) the owner or operator of an oil or gas production, |
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transportation, or processing facility to make and maintain records |
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on the measuring, monitoring, or estimating of emissions of air |
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contaminants from the facility. |
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(d) A member, employee, or agent of the commission may |
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examine during regular business hours any records or memoranda |
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relating to the emissions of air contaminants from an oil or gas |
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production, transportation, or processing facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2010. |