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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) This section applies only to a |
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storage tank or tank battery that is: |
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(1) used to store crude oil or condensate: |
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(A) before custody transfer; or |
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(B) at a pipeline breakout station; and |
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(2) located in a county that is located wholly or |
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partly above a hydrocarbon-producing geological formation that |
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underlies all or part of two counties: |
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(A) that are adjacent to one another; and |
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(B) each of which has a population of more than |
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1.4 million. |
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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, 2012, 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, 2012, 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) A vapor recovery system used under this section must be |
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operated and maintained in a manner that ensures a 95 percent |
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minimum control efficiency between the internal and external |
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atmospheres of the tank or tanks. |
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(d) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. Rules adopted under this section apply to a storage tank |
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or tank battery under Subsection (b)(1) only on and after September |
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1, 2013. |
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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, 2011. |