81R6709 JAM-D
 
  By: Gallegos S.B. No. 1472
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to public meetings for permit applications under the Texas
  Clean Air Act.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 382.056, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (k-1) to read as follows:
         (k-1)  A permit applicant is required to attend a public
  meeting held under this section and must answer questions regarding
  the permit at the meeting.
         SECTION 2.  Section 382.056(k-1), Health and Safety Code, as
  added by this Act, applies to a public hearing under Section
  382.056, Health and Safety Code, held on or after September 1, 2009.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.