bill making older concrete plant permits catch up

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89R3940 KRM-D

By: Miles
S.B. No. 3011

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the amendment of standard permits for certain concrete

plants.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 382.05195, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (f-1) and amending Subsection (k) to

read as follows:

(f-1) If the commission amends a standard permit issued

under this section that authorizes the operation of a permanent

concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central

mixing, a facility authorized to operate under the former standard

permit shall comply with the amended standard permit beginning on

the earlier of:

(1) the date the facility's authorization to use the

standard permit is renewed; or

(2) the second anniversary of the effective date of

the permit amendment.

(k) An application for an authorization to use [ the issuance

of ] a standard permit under this section for a concrete plant that

performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing, including a

permanent, temporary, or specialty concrete batch plant, as defined

by the commission, must include a plot plan that clearly shows:

(1) a distance scale;

(2) a north arrow;

(3) all property lines, emission points, buildings,

tanks, and process vessels and other process equipment in the area

in which the facility will be located;

(4) at least two benchmark locations in the area in

which the facility will be located; and

(5) if the permit requires a distance, setback, or

buffer from other property or structures as a condition of the

permit, whether the required distance or setback will be met.

SECTION 2. Section 382.05198, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to

read as follows:

(c) An application for an authorization to use [ the issuance

of ] a standard permit under this section must include a plot plan

that meets the requirements of Section 382.05195(k).

(d) If the commission amends the standard permit issued

under this section, a facility authorized to operate under the

former standard permit shall comply with the amended standard

permit beginning on the earlier of:

(1) the date the facility's authorization to use the

standard permit is renewed; or

(2) the second anniversary of the effective date of

the permit amendment.

SECTION 3. Notwithstanding the changes in law made by this

Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may allow a

facility authorized to use a standard permit issued under Section

382.05195 or 382.05198, Health and Safety Code, that was amended

before the effective date of this Act to continue to operate under

the former standard permit until the date the facility's

authorization is eligible for renewal.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.