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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to monitoring air contaminant emissions 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. MONITORING OF AIR CONTAMINANTS IN CERTAIN |
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COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that: |
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(1) is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 |
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million or more; and |
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(2) contains a coal-fired electric generating |
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facility. |
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(b) The commission shall install and maintain at least one |
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air quality monitor in each county described by Subsection (a). The |
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monitors required under this section must collect data on the air |
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contaminants that are on the air pollutant watch list established |
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under Section 382.0161. |
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(c) At least one monitor must be located near each |
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coal-fired electric generating facility located in each county |
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described by Subsection (a). |
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(d) The commission shall make available in real time on its |
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Internet website data collected from a monitor required under this |
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section. |
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(e) The commission shall prepare and publish on its Internet |
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website an annual report summarizing the data collected from the |
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monitors required under this section. The report must: |
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(1) analyze whether the data collected from each |
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monitor exceeds the national ambient air quality standard |
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established for an air contaminant; and |
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(2) include recommendations for legislative or |
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regulatory action to protect public health as it relates to air |
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contaminants. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |