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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to air quality permits for concrete crushing facilities |
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and concrete plants located in certain areas. |
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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 382.0651 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.0651. COMMUNITY GROWTH ANALYSIS FOR CERTAIN |
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CONCRETE FACILITIES. (a) This section applies only to an |
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application for an authorization to use a standard permit issued |
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under this chapter for a facility that is: |
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(1) a concrete crushing facility or a concrete plant |
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that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing; and |
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(2) located or proposed to be located: |
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(A) in the unincorporated area of a county; and |
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(B) within one mile of a tract of land that has |
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been subdivided into at least 500 lots for residential use on which |
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residential construction has not begun on the date the application |
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is submitted. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require an applicant to |
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submit with the application a projected community growth analysis |
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that includes: |
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(1) an assessment of the anticipated social and |
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economic impact of the proposed facility on future local |
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communities; and |
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(2) any other information the commission determines is |
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necessary to project growth in the area in which the facility is |
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located or proposed to be located to ensure that the facility will |
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comply with applicable federal and state air control statutes, |
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rules, and regulations and the intent of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.0651, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an authorization to use a permit |
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for which an application is submitted to the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |