TITLE: Relating to public hearings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in areas that exceed an ambient air quality standard for benzene.

SUMMARY: Relating to public hearings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in areas that exceed an ambient air quality standard for benzene.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to public hearings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in areas that exceed an ambient air quality standard for benzene. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0292 to read as follows: Sec. 382.0292. PUBLIC HEARING FOR HIGH LEVELS OF BENZENE. (a) If monitoring or modeling data indicates an area is exceeding or likely exceeding a national or state ambient air quality standard for benzene, the commission shall hold a public hearing in the area to allow interested persons to present comments relating to the elevated levels of benzene. (b) The commission shall provide notice of a public hearing held under Subsection (a) at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the hearing is to be held. The notice must be published not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.