TITLE: Relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground storage tanks.

SUMMARY: Relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground storage tanks.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground storage tanks. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 753, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 753.0041 to read as follows: Sec. 753.0041. ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS; BLAST RADIUS REPORT. (a) This section applies only to an aboveground storage tank that has a capacity of 5,000 gallons or more and stores a flammable liquid. (b) The operator of an aboveground storage tank shall submit a blast radius report to: (1) the county fire marshal for the county in which the aboveground storage tank is located; and (2) if applicable, the municipal fire marshal for the municipality in which the aboveground storage tank is located. (c) The board shall prescribe the form and content of the blast radius report. A blast radius report submitted under this section must contain a description of the maximum potential blast radius that would result from an explosion of the aboveground storage tank. (d) A fire marshal who receives a blast radius report under this section shall make the report publicly available. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.