TITLE: Relating to a study regarding air quality by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas Southern University.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study regarding air quality by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas Southern University.

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AN ACT relating to a study regarding air quality by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Texas Southern University. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The commission shall jointly conduct a study regarding air quality in this state with Texas Southern University. (b) The commission and Texas Southern University may contract with any appropriate person to assist in conducting the study under this section. SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than the first anniversary of the date the study is completed, the commission shall report the results of the study conducted under this Act to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees in the senate and the house of representatives that have primary jurisdiction over natural resources. The report may include the commission's recommendations for legislation to address any areas of concern. SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.