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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction, expansion, or modification of certain |
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concrete plants under a standard permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.05195, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f-1) and amending Subsection (k) to |
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read as follows: |
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(f-1) This subsection applies only to a standard permit |
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issued under this section that authorizes the operation of a |
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concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central |
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mixing, including a permanent, temporary, or specialty concrete |
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batch plant, as defined by the commission. If the commission amends |
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the standard permit, the commission may require each facility |
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operator authorized to begin new construction, expansion, or |
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modification of a facility under the former standard permit to |
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update the facility's plans for the new construction, expansion, or |
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modification in accordance with the amended standard permit if the |
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facility operator did not begin the construction, expansion, or |
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modification before the adoption of the amended permit. |
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(k) An application for an authorization to use [the issuance |
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of] a standard permit issued under this section for a concrete plant |
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that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing, |
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including a permanent, temporary, or specialty concrete batch |
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plant, as defined by the commission, must include a plot plan that |
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clearly shows: |
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(1) a distance scale; |
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(2) a north arrow; |
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(3) all property lines, emission points, buildings, |
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tanks, and process vessels and other process equipment in the area |
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in which the facility will be located; |
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(4) at least two benchmark locations in the area in |
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which the facility will be located; and |
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(5) if the permit requires a distance, setback, or |
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buffer from other property or structures as a condition of the |
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permit, whether the required distance or setback will be met. |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.05198, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) An application for an authorization to use [the issuance |
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of] a standard permit issued under this section must include a plot |
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plan that meets the requirements of Section 382.05195(k). |
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(d) If the commission amends a standard permit issued under |
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this section, the commission may require each facility operator |
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authorized to begin new construction, expansion, or modification of |
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a facility under the former standard permit to update the |
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facility's plans for the new construction, expansion, or |
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modification in accordance with the amended standard permit if the |
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facility operator did not begin the construction, expansion, or |
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modification before the adoption of the amended permit. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |