BILL ANALYSIS |
H.B. 4181 |
By: Perez |
Environmental Regulation |
Committee Report (Unamended) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the sending of certain notices under the Texas Clean Air Act by postal mail leads to increased costs and delays. H.B. 4181 seeks to address this issue by providing for the sending of such notices by electronic communication.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
H.B. 4181 amends the Health and
Safety Code to authorize the notice provided by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the holder of a preconstruction permit under
the Texas Clean Air Act that the permit is scheduled for review to be sent by
electronic communication if TCEQ develops a system that reliably replaces
registered or certified mail as a means of verifying receipt of the notice. The
bill gives TCEQ or its designee the option of sending notice of a proposed
final action on a federal operating permit to the applicant and other
applicable persons by electronic communication as an alternative to sending
the notice by
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017. |