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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public meetings for permit applications under the Texas |
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Clean Air Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.056, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (k-1) to read as follows: |
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(k-1) A permit applicant or the applicant's designated |
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representative is required to attend a public meeting held under |
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this section and must make a reasonable effort to respond to |
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questions relevant to the permit application at the meeting. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (k-1), Section 382.056, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies to a public meeting under |
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Section 382.056, Health and Safety Code, held on or after September |
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1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |