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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the renewal of certain air quality permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 382.05195(e) and (k), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for |
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the amendment of a standard permit and for an application for, the |
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issuance of, the renewal of, and the revocation of an authorization |
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to use a standard permit. Each authorization to use a standard |
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permit issued under this section is subject to review at least once |
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every five years to determine whether the authority to operate |
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should be renewed. |
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(k) An application for an authorization to use [the issuance |
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of] a standard permit under this section for a concrete plant that |
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performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing, including a |
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permanent, temporary, or specialty concrete batch plant, as defined |
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by the commission, must include a plot plan that 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(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to 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 under this section must include a plot plan |
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that meets the requirements of Section 382.05195(k). |
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SECTION 3. (a) Not later than March 1, 2026, the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement the changes in law made by this Act. |
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(b) After the effective date of this Act, notwithstanding |
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the changes in law made by this Act, the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality may allow the continuation of an |
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authorization to use a permit issued before the effective date of |
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this Act until the date the authorization would have been eligible |
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for renewal under the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |