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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality of air contaminants in residential areas in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0162 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0162. ANNUAL POLLUTION STUDY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more |
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than 800,000 in which a permanent concrete plant is located less |
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than one mile from any building used as a single or multifamily |
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residence in the unincorporated area of the county. |
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(b) The commission shall conduct an annual study of air |
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contaminant levels in residential areas in the unincorporated area |
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of a county that are located less than 500 feet from an industrial |
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facility. |
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(c) The air contaminants studied must include those |
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included on the air pollutant watch list described by Section |
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382.0161. |
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(d) The commission shall report the results of each study to |
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the commissioners court of each county included in the study. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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shall begin the first study required by Section 382.0162, Health |
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and Safety Code, as added by this Act, not later than December 1, |
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2021. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |