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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amendment of standard permits for certain concrete |
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plants. |
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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) If the commission amends a standard permit issued |
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under this section that authorizes the operation of a permanent |
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concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central |
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mixing, a facility authorized to operate under the former standard |
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permit shall comply with the amended standard permit beginning on |
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the earlier of: |
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(1) the date the facility's authorization to use the |
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standard permit is renewed; or |
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(2) the second anniversary of the effective date of |
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the permit amendment. |
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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, 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 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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(d) If the commission amends the standard permit issued |
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under this section, a facility authorized to operate under the |
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former standard permit shall comply with the amended standard |
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permit beginning on the earlier of: |
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(1) the date the facility's authorization to use the |
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standard permit is renewed; or |
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(2) the second anniversary of the effective date of |
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the permit amendment. |
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SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the changes in law made by this |
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Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may allow a |
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facility authorized to use a standard permit issued under Section |
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382.05195 or 382.05198, Health and Safety Code, that was amended |
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before the effective date of this Act to continue to operate under |
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the former standard permit until the date the facility's |
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authorization is eligible for renewal. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |