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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creation of a task force to study the health effects of |
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concrete and rock crushing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. TASK FORCE TO STUDY CONCRETE AND ROCK CRUSHING. |
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(a) In this Act, "task force" means the Task Force to Study the |
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Health Effects of Concrete and Rock Crushing established under this |
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section. |
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(b) The Task Force to Study the Health Effects of Concrete |
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and Rock Crushing is established for the purpose of assessing the |
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health effects of concrete and rock crushing. |
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(c) The task force is composed of members appointed by the |
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governor to represent the following: |
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(1) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and |
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(2) the Department of State Health Services. |
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(d) The task force may seek input from: |
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(1) the Texas Medical Association; |
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(2) the Texas Hospital Association; |
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(3) the American Heart Association; and |
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(4) the American Lung Association. |
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(e) The members of the task force shall elect a presiding |
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officer from among the membership. |
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(f) The offices of the governor, lieutenant governor, and |
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speaker of the house of representatives shall provide staff support |
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to the task force. |
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(g) The task force shall hold public hearings to achieve the |
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purpose described by Subsection (b) of this section. |
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(h) A member of the task force is not entitled to receive |
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compensation for service on the task force but is entitled to |
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reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by the member while |
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conducting the business of the task force. |
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(i) The task force may accept gifts and grants from any |
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source to be used to carry out a function of the task force. |
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SECTION 2. FINAL REPORT. Not later than November 1, 2018, |
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the task force shall submit a final report to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The |
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report shall include a summary and analysis of: |
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(1) hearings and studies conducted by the task force; |
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(2) legislation proposed by the task force; and |
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(3) other findings and recommendations made by the |
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task force. |
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SECTION 3. APPOINTMENTS. Not later than December 1, 2017, |
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the governor shall make the appointments to the task force as |
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described by Section 1(c) of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. The task force is abolished and this |
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Act expires August 31, 2019. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2017. |