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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the control of emissions from crude oil and condensate |
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storage tanks in certain areas of this state. |
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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 382.0203 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0203. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM CRUDE OIL AND |
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CONDENSATE STORAGE TANKS. (a) The commission by rule shall |
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regulate the emissions of volatile organic compounds from a storage |
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tank or tank battery located in an area designated as a |
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nonattainment area for a national ambient air quality standard for |
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ozone within the meaning of Section 107(d) of the federal Clean Air |
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Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7407) that is used: |
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(1) to store crude oil or condensate before custody |
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transfer; or |
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(2) at a pipeline breakout station. |
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(b) The owner or operator of a storage tank or tank battery |
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described by Subsection (a) shall ensure that flashed gases are |
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routed to a vapor recovery system or control device if: |
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(1) for a storage tank or tank battery in operation |
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before September 1, 2010, the tank or tank battery has the potential |
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to emit an aggregate of 10 or more tons of volatile organic |
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compounds in any 12-month period if emissions were not controlled; |
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and |
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(2) for a storage tank or tank battery that begins |
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operation on or after September 1, 2010, the tank or tank battery |
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has the potential to emit an aggregate of five or more tons of |
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volatile organic compounds in any 12-month period if emissions were |
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not controlled. |
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(c) Rules adopted under Subsection (a) apply to a storage |
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tank or tank battery under Subsection (b)(1) only on and after |
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September 1, 2011. |
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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, 2009. |