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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of or use of an air quality permit for a |
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facility that produces or crushes aggregates. |
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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 382.070 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.070. PERMITS FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES THAT PRODUCE |
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OR CRUSH AGGREGATES. (a) This section applies only to a facility |
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used for the production or crushing of aggregates, as defined by |
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Section 28A.001, Water Code, that is proposed to be located within: |
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(1) four miles of a lake that: |
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(A) is owned or operated by a river authority; |
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and |
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(B) supports a national fish hatchery; |
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(2) four miles of an entrance to a state park that: |
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(A) is owned or operated by the Parks and |
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Wildlife Department; and |
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(B) contains a cavern dedicated as a National |
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Natural Landmark in 1971; and |
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(3) two miles of a youth camp: |
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(A) founded in 1975; and |
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(B) licensed by the Department of State Health |
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Services. |
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(b) The commission may not issue a permit or permit |
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amendment or authorize the use of a standard permit for a facility |
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described by Subsection (a). |
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(c) This section does not apply to a facility operating |
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under a permit issued or authorization to use a standard permit |
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granted on or before January 1, 2025. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |