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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the denial of certain applications for a permit or other |
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authorization under the Texas Clean Air Act on the basis of |
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proximity to a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0595 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0595. DENIAL OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR PERMIT OR |
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OTHER AUTHORIZATION ON BASIS OF PROXIMITY TO SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER |
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MANUFACTURING FACILITY. (a) In this section, "semiconductor wafer |
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manufacturing facility" means a manufacturing facility that |
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includes any of the following processes with respect to |
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semiconductor production: |
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(1) growing single-crystal ingots or boules; |
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(2) wafer slicing; |
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(3) etching and polishing; |
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(4) bonding; |
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(5) cleaning; |
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(6) epitaxial deposition; or |
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(7) metrology. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall |
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deny an application for a permit or other authorization under this |
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chapter that is subject to new source review if the permit or other |
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authorization is for a permanent cement production plant, including |
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a cement kiln, that will be located within 10 miles of a |
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semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |