TITLE: Relating to public notice of a crematory's compliance history, rating, and classification.

SUMMARY: Relating to public notice of a crematory's compliance history, rating, and classification.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to public notice of a crematory's compliance history, rating, and classification. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.070 to read as follows: Sec. 382.070. NOTICE OF CREMATORY COMPLIANCE. (a) In this section, "crematory" has the meaning assigned by Section 711.001. (b) The commission shall post on the commission's Internet website information relating to the compliance with this chapter of each crematory operating under a permit issued under this chapter, including the crematory's compliance history and classification according to commission standards adopted under Sections 5.753 and 5.754, Water Code. The commission must: (1) display the information in a manner that is easily and publicly accessible; and (2) update the Internet website with a crematory's current information not later than: (A) the 30th day after the date the commission changes a crematory's compliance history or classification; or (B) the 30th day after the date the executive director issues a decision in response to a crematory's appeal of an updated classification. (c) The commission shall develop a template for crematories to use for displaying the public notice required under Subsection (d). (d) The commission by rule shall require each crematory operating under a permit issued under this chapter to display in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public a notice that includes: (1) the regulated name and reference number of the crematory; (2) the compliance history and classification of the crematory; (3) instructions for submitting complaints regarding emissions from the crematory to the commission and for contacting the closest commission regional office; and (4) instructions for accessing the commission's Internet website for more details on the compliance history and classification of the crematory. SECTION 2. (a) Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 382.070, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. (b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is not required to post the information required by Section 382.070(b), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, before the commission adopts the rules required by Section 382.070(d), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.