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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground |
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storage tanks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 753, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 753.0041 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 753.0041. ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS; BLAST RADIUS |
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REPORT. (a) This section applies only to an aboveground storage |
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tank that has a capacity of 5,000 gallons or more and stores a |
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flammable liquid. |
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(b) The operator of an aboveground storage tank shall submit |
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a blast radius report to: |
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(1) the county fire marshal for the county in which the |
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aboveground storage tank is located; and |
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(2) if applicable, the municipal fire marshal for the |
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municipality in which the aboveground storage tank is located. |
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(c) The board shall prescribe the form and content of the |
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blast radius report. A blast radius report submitted under this |
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section must contain a description of the maximum potential blast |
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radius that would result from an explosion of the aboveground |
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storage tank. |
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(d) A fire marshal who receives a blast radius report under |
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this section shall make the report publicly available. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |