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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision for notice and comment for pollution |
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control projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 382, Subchapter C, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0568 to read as follows: |
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Section 382.0568 (a) The commission shall provide an |
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opportunity for a public hearing and the submission of public |
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comment and send notice of a decision on an application for a permit |
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amendment application required under this chapter for an electric |
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generating facility that is seeking such authorization to comply |
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with Section 112 of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 |
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(Pub.L. No. 101-549) in the same manner as provided by Section |
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382.0561. |
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(b) A person affected by a decision of the commission to |
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issue or deny a permit under this Section may move for rehearing and |
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is entitled to judicial review under Section 382.032. |
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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. |