TITLE: Relating to the requirements for notice of a standard permit for certain concrete plants.

SUMMARY: Relating to the requirements for notice of a standard permit for certain concrete plants.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the requirements for notice of a standard permit for certain concrete plants. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 382.05199, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (d) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: (b) An applicant for an authorization to use a standard permit under Section 382.05198 must publish and mail notice under this section not later than the earlier of: (1) the 30th day after the date the applicant receives written notice from the executive director that the application is technically complete; or (2) the 75th day after the date the executive director receives the application. (c-1) The applicant must mail written notice to each household within 880 yards of the proposed plant. (d) The notice under Subsections (c) and (c-1) must include: (1) a brief description of the proposed location and nature of the proposed plant; (2) a description, including a telephone number, of the manner in which the executive director may be contacted for further information; (3) a description, including a telephone number, of the manner in which the applicant may be contacted for further information; (4) the location and hours of operation of the commission's regional office at which a copy of the application is available for review and copying; and (5) a brief description of the public comment process, including the time and location of the public hearing, and the mailing address and deadline for filing written comments. SECTION 2. Section 382.05199, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, applies only to an application for a permit that is filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a permit filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.