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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting of emissions events under the Clean Air |
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Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.0215(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall require the owner or operator of a |
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regulated entity that experiences emissions events: |
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(1) to maintain a record of all emissions events at the |
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regulated entity in the manner and for the periods prescribed by |
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commission rule; |
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(2) to notify the commission in a single report for |
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each emissions event, as soon as practicable but not later than |
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three [24] hours after discovery of the emissions event, of an |
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emissions event resulting in the emission of a reportable quantity |
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of air contaminants as determined by commission rule; and |
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(3) to report to the commission in a single report for |
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each emissions event, not later than two weeks after the occurrence |
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of an emissions event that results in the emission of a reportable |
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quantity of air contaminants as determined by commission rule, all |
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information necessary to evaluate the emissions event, including: |
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(A) the name of the owner or operator of the |
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reporting regulated entity; |
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(B) the location of the reporting regulated |
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entity; |
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(C) the date and time the emissions began; |
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(D) the duration of the emissions; |
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(E) the nature and measured or estimated quantity |
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of air contaminants emitted, including the method of calculation |
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of, or other basis for determining, the quantity of air |
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contaminants emitted; |
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(F) the processes and equipment involved in the |
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emissions event; |
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(G) the cause of the emissions; and |
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(H) any additional information necessary to |
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evaluate the emissions event. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |