89R17301 KRM-D

By: Walle, Geren H.B. No. 573

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 573:

By: Landgraf C.S.H.B. No. 573

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an unannounced inspection of a permanent concrete batch plant by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.070 to read as follows:

Sec. 382.070. LEGISLATOR REQUEST FOR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN CONCRETE PLANTS. (a) This section applies only to a permanent concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing operating under an authorization to use a standard permit issued under Section 382.05195 or 382.05198.

(b) A member of the legislature may request that the commission conduct an unannounced inspection of a concrete plant on behalf of a person who:

(1) permanently resides in the member's district;

(2) qualifies as a person who may be affected under Section 382.058(c); and

(3) submits a written complaint to the member.

(c) The commission shall prioritize responding to a request filed by a member of the legislature under this section.

(d) The commission shall maintain a file on the request in the manner provided by Section 5.176(a), Water Code. Section 5.176(c), Water Code, applies to a request filed under this section.

(e) The commission shall provide to the member of the legislature and the person who submitted the complaint to the member:

(1) the policies and procedures described by Section 5.177(a), Water Code; and

(2) the notice described by Section 5.177(b), Water Code.

(f) If the commission denies a request for an unannounced inspection, the commission shall provide an explanation of the reason the request was denied to the member of the legislature and the person who submitted the complaint not later than the 90th day after the request was filed.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.