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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study regarding air quality by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality and Texas Southern University. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The commission shall jointly conduct |
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a study regarding air quality in this state with Texas Southern |
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University. |
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(b) The commission and Texas Southern University may |
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contract with any appropriate person to assist in conducting the |
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study under this section. |
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SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than the first anniversary of |
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the date the study is completed, the commission shall report the |
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results of the study conducted under this Act to the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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standing committees in the senate and the house of representatives |
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that have primary jurisdiction over natural resources. The report |
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may include the commission's recommendations for legislation to |
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address any areas of concern. |
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SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |