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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permit conditions relating to road paving for certain |
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mining-related facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.071 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.071. ROAD PAVING AT MINING-RELATED FACILITIES. |
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(a) This section applies only to a permit issued under this chapter |
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relating to the: |
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(1) production of aggregates, as defined by Section |
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28A.001, Water Code; |
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(2) operation of a concrete plant that performs wet |
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batching, dry batching, or central mixing; or |
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(3) operation of a hot mix asphalt plant. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require as a condition of a |
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permit that the permit holder: |
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(1) pave each road inside the permitted facility used |
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for the movement of commercial vehicles: |
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(A) that are subject to the federal electronic |
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logging device requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 395; or |
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(B) that are operating only in intrastate |
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commerce that would be subject to the federal electronic logging |
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device requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 395 if operating in |
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interstate or international commerce. |
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(2) construct acceleration and deceleration lanes for |
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egress from and ingress to the aggregate production operation to |
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protect |
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public safety. |
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(c) Rules adopted under this section may specify vehicles |
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and equipment that may be moved on an unpaved road because the |
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movement produces minimal dust or other emissions of air |
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contaminants. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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adopt rules as necessary to implement Section 382.071, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |