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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality adoption of a |
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streamlined regulatory program for certain aggregate production |
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operations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 28A, Water Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 28A.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 28A.002. STREAMLINED PROGRAM FOR SMALL OPERATIONS. |
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(a) The commission by rule shall adopt a program to offer |
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streamlined requirements for small aggregate production |
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operations. |
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(b) The commission shall establish eligibility criteria for |
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the program by rule. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Sections 28A.051 and 28A.053, the |
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program must: |
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(1) allow the responsible party of a small aggregate |
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production operation required to register under this chapter to |
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register less frequently than annually; and |
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(2) establish an inspection schedule for small |
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aggregate production operations that requires inspections at least |
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once every five years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |