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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain restrictions on the |
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location and operation of concrete crushing facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.065(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a concrete crushing |
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facility: |
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(1) at a location for which commission authorization |
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for the operation of a concrete crushing facility was in effect on |
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September 1, 2001; [or] |
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(2) at a location that satisfies the distance |
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requirements of Subsection (a) at the time the application for the |
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initial authorization for the operation of that facility at that |
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location is filed with the commission, provided that the |
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authorization is granted and maintained, regardless of whether a |
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single or multifamily residence, school, or place of worship is |
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subsequently built or put to use within 440 yards of the facility; |
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or |
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(3) that: |
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(A) uses a concrete crusher: |
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(i) in the manufacture of products that |
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contain recycled materials; and |
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(ii) that is located in an enclosed |
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building; and |
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(B) is located: |
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(i) within 25 miles of an international |
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border; and |
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(ii) in a municipality with a population of |
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not less than 6,100 but not more than 20,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |