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TX Health & Safety Code § 382.0514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.0514. Sampling, Monitoring, and Certification

Sec. 382.0514.  SAMPLING, MONITORING, AND CERTIFICATION.  The commission may require, at the expense of the permit holder and as a condition of the permit:(1)  sampling and monitoring of a permitted federal source or facility;(2)  certification of the compliance of the owner or operator of the permitted federal source with the terms and conditions of the permit and with all applicable requirements;  and(3)  a periodic report of:(A)  the results of sampling and monitoring;  and(B)  the certification of compliance.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 9, eff. June 9, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.161, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.0515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.0515. Application for Permit

Sec. 382.0515.  APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.  A person applying for a permit shall submit to the commission:(1)  a permit application;(2)  copies of all plans and specifications necessary to determine if the facility or source will comply with applicable federal and state air control statutes, rules, and regulations and the intent of this chapter;  and(3)  any other information the commission considers necessary.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.161, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05155. Expedited Processing of Application

Sec. 382.05155.  EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF APPLICATION.  (a)  An applicant, in a manner prescribed by the commission, may request the expedited processing of an application filed under this chapter if the applicant demonstrates that the purpose of the application will benefit the economy of this state or an area of this state.(b)  The executive director may grant an expedited processing request if the executive director determines that granting the request will benefit the economy of this state or an area of this state.(c)  The expediting of an application under this section does not affect a contested case hearing or applicable federal, state, and regulatory requirements, including the notice, opportunity for a public hearing, and submission of public comment required under this chapter.(d)  The commission by rule may add a surcharge to an application fee assessed under this chapter for an expedited application in an amount sufficient to cover the expenses incurred by the expediting, including overtime, costs of full-time equivalent commission employees to support the expedited processing of air permit applications, contract labor, and other costs. The surcharge is considered part of the application fee and shall be deposited with the fee to the credit of the clean air account established under Section 382.0622(b). Money from the surcharge collected under this section may be used to support the expedited processing of air permit applications under this section.(e)  The commission may authorize the use of overtime, full-time equivalent commission employees to support the expedited processing of air permit applications, or contract labor to process expedited applications.  The overtime, full-time equivalent commission employees, or contract labor authorized under this section is not included in the calculation of the number of full-time equivalent commission employees allotted under other law.(f)  The commission may pay for compensatory time, overtime, full-time equivalent commission employees supporting the expedited processing of air permit applications, or contract labor used to implement this section.  The commission is authorized to set the rate for overtime compensation for full-time equivalent commission employees supporting the expedited processing of air permit applications.(g)  A rule adopted under this section must be consistent with Chapter 2001, Government Code.  A rule adopted under this section regarding notice must include a provision to require an indication that the application is being processed in an expedited manner.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 808 (S.B. 1756), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 393 (S.B. 698), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1173 (H.B. 3317), Sec. 16(a), eff. June 14, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 10.007, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.0516 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.0516. Notice to State Senator, State Representative, and Certain Local Officials

Sec. 382.0516.  NOTICE TO STATE SENATOR, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AND CERTAIN LOCAL OFFICIALS.  (a)  On receiving an application for a construction permit or an amendment to a construction permit, a special permit, or an operating permit for a facility that may emit air contaminants, the commission shall send notice of the application to the state senator and representative who represent the area in which the facility is or will be located.(b)  In addition to the notice required by Subsection (a), for an application that relates to an existing or proposed concrete batch plant, on receiving an application for a construction permit, an amendment to a construction permit, an operating permit, or an authorization to use a standard permit, the commission shall send notice of the application:(1)  to the county judge of the county in which the facility is or will be located; and(2)  if the facility is or will be located in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to the presiding officer of the municipality's governing body.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 236, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Renumbered from Sec. 382.0511 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.161, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1327, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 262 (S.B. 12), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.0517 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.0517. Determination of Administrative Completion of Application

Sec. 382.0517.  DETERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETION OF APPLICATION.  The commission shall determine when an application filed under Section 382.054 or Section 382.0518 is administratively complete.  On determination, the commission by mail shall notify the applicant and any interested party who has requested notification.  If the number of interested parties who have requested notification makes it impracticable for the commission to notify those parties by mail, the commission shall notify those parties by publication using the method prescribed by Section 382.031(a).|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 2.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.161, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05182. Notice of Shutdown

Sec. 382.05182.  NOTICE OF SHUTDOWN.  (a)  Any notice submitted in compliance with this section must be filed with the commission by the dates in Section 382.05181(a).(b)  A notice under this section shall include:(1)  the date the facility intends to cease operating;(2)  an inventory of the type and amount of emissions that will be eliminated when the facility ceases to operate;  and(3)  any other necessary and relevant information the commission by rule deems appropriate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05183. Existing Facility Permit

Sec. 382.05183.  EXISTING FACILITY PERMIT.  (a)  The owner or operator of a facility affected by Section 382.0518(g) may apply for a permit to operate the facility under this section.(b)  The commission shall grant a permit under this section if, from the information available to the commission, the commission finds that the facility will use a control method at least as beneficial as that described by Section 382.003(9)(E)(ii), considering the age and the remaining useful life of the facility.(c)  The commission may issue an existing facility flexible permit for some or all of the facilities at a site affected by Section 382.0518(g) and facilities permitted under Section 382.0519 in order to implement the requirements of this section.  Permits issued under this subsection shall follow the same permit issuance, modification, and renewal procedures as existing facility permits.(d)  If the commission finds that the emissions from the facility will contravene the standards under Subsection (b) or the intent of this chapter, including protection of the public's health and physical property, the commission may not grant the permit under this section.(e)  A person planning the modification of a facility previously permitted under this section must comply with Section 382.0518 before modifying.(f)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05184. Small Business Stationary Source Permit

Sec. 382.05184.  SMALL BUSINESS STATIONARY SOURCE PERMIT.  (a)  Facilities affected by Section 382.0518(g) that are located at a small business stationary source, as defined by Section 5.135, Water Code, and are not required by commission rule to report to the commission under Section 382.014 may apply for a permit under this section before September 1, 2004.(b)  Facilities affected by Section 382.0518(g) that are located at a small business stationary source that does not have an application pending for a permit under this chapter, other than a permit required under Section 382.054, and that has not submitted a notice of shutdown under Section 382.05182, may not emit air contaminants on or after March 1, 2008.(c)  The commission shall grant a permit under this section if, from the information available to the commission, the commission finds that there is no indication that the emissions from the facility will contravene the intent of this chapter, including protection of the public's health and physical property.(d)  If the commission finds that the emissions from the facility will not comply with Subsection (c), the commission may not grant the permit under this section.(e)  A person planning the modification of a facility previously permitted under this section must comply with Section 382.0518 before modifying.(f)  A permit application under this section is not subject to notice and hearing requirements and is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code. (g)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 5.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 9.0035(b), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.051865 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.051865. Stationary Natural Gas Engines Used in Combined Heating and Power System

Sec. 382.051865.  STATIONARY NATURAL GAS ENGINES USED IN COMBINED HEATING AND POWER SYSTEM.  (a)  In this section, "natural gas engine" includes a natural gas internal combustion engine, natural gas stationary internal combustion reciprocating engine, and natural gas turbine.  The term does not include a natural gas engine that powers a motor vehicle as defined by Section 382.003(9-a), Health and Safety Code.(b)  This section applies only to a stationary natural gas engine used in a combined heating and power system.(c)  The commission shall issue a standard permit or permit by rule for stationary natural gas engines used in a combined heating and power system that establishes emission limits for air contaminants released by the engines.(d)  The commission in adopting a standard permit or permit by rule under this section may consider:(1)  the geographic location in which a stationary natural gas engine may be used, including the proximity to an area designated as a nonattainment area;(2)  the total annual operating hours of a stationary natural gas engine;(3)  the technology used by a stationary natural gas engine;(4)  the types of fuel used to power a stationary natural gas engine; and(5)  other emission control policies of the state.(e)  The commission in adopting a standard permit or permit by rule under this section may not distinguish between the end-use functions powered by a stationary natural gas engine.(f)  The commission must provide for the emission limits for stationary natural gas engines subject to this section to be measured in terms of air contaminant emissions per unit of total energy output.  The commission shall consider both the primary and secondary functions when determining the engine's emissions per unit of energy output.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175 (H.B. 3268), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.051866 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.051866. Emissions Reductions Incentives Account

Sec. 382.051866.  EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS INCENTIVES ACCOUNT.  (a)  In this section, "affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with another person.(b)  The comptroller of public accounts shall establish an account within the clean air account to be known as the emissions reductions incentives account.(c)  The emissions reductions incentives account consists of money from:(1)  gifts, grants, or donations to the account for a designated or general use;(2)  money from any other source the legislature designates;  and(3)  the interest earned on money in the emissions reductions incentives account.(d)  Money in the emissions reductions incentives account may be appropriated only to pay for emissions reduction project incentives under a program developed under Section 382.051867 and administrative expenses associated with providing the incentives or the incentive program established under that section.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.(f)  The emissions reductions incentives account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1023, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 2000), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1346 (S.B. 2000), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.0519 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.0519. Voluntary Emissions Reduction Permit

Sec. 382.0519.  VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS REDUCTION PERMIT.  (a)  Before September 1, 2001, the owner or operator of an existing, unpermitted facility not subject to the requirement to obtain a permit under Section 382.0518(g) may apply for a permit to operate that facility under this section.(b)  The commission shall grant within a reasonable time a permit under this section if, from the information available to the commission, including information presented at any public hearing or through written comment:(1)  the commission finds that the facility will use an air pollution control method at least as beneficial as that described in Section 382.003(9)(E)(ii), considering the age and remaining useful life of the facility, except as provided by Subdivision (2);  or(2)  for a facility located in a near-nonattainment or nonattainment area for a national ambient air quality standard, the commission finds that the facility will use the more stringent of:(A)  a control method at least as beneficial as that described in Section 382.003(9)(E)(ii), considering the age and remaining useful life of the facility;  or(B)  a control technology that the commission finds is demonstrated to be generally achievable for facilities in that area of the same type that are permitted under this section, considering the age and remaining useful life of the facility.(c)  If the commission finds that the emissions from the facility will contravene the standards under Subsection (b) or the intent of this chapter, including protection of the public's health and physical property, the commission may not grant the permit under this section.(d)  A person planning the modification of a facility previously permitted under this section must comply with Section 382.0518 before work is begun on the construction of the modification.(e)  A permit issued by the commission under this section may defer the implementation of the requirement of reductions in the emissions of certain air contaminants only if the applicant will make substantial emissions reductions in other specific air contaminants.  The deferral shall be based on a prioritization of air contaminants by the commission as necessary to meet local, regional, and statewide air quality needs.(f)  The commission shall give priority to the processing of applications for the issuance, amendment, or renewal of a permit for those facilities authorized under Section 382.0518(g) that are located less than two miles from the outer perimeter of a school, child day-care facility, hospital, or nursing home.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 406, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05191 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05191. Emissions Reduction Permits: Notice and Hearing

Sec. 382.05191.  EMISSIONS REDUCTION PERMITS:  NOTICE AND HEARING.  (a)  An applicant for a permit under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), 382.05186, or 382.0519 shall publish notice of intent to obtain the permit in accordance with Section 382.056.(b)  The commission may authorize an applicant for a permit for a facility that constitutes or is part of a small business stationary source as defined in Section 5.135, Water Code, to provide notice using an alternative means if the commission finds that the proposed method will result in equal or better communication with the public, considering the effectiveness of the notice in reaching potentially affected persons, cost, and consistency with federal requirements.(c)  The commission shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing and the submission of public comment and send notice of a decision on an application for a permit under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), 382.05186, or 382.0519 in the same manner as provided by Sections 382.0561 and 382.0562.(d)  A person affected by a decision of the commission to issue or deny a permit under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), or 382.05186 may move for rehearing and is entitled to judicial review under Section 382.032.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 406, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 5.04, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 9.0035(c), eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05192 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05192. Review and Renewal of Emissions Reduction and Multiple Plant Permits

Sec. 382.05192.  REVIEW AND RENEWAL OF EMISSIONS REDUCTION AND MULTIPLE PLANT PERMITS.  Review and renewal of a permit issued under Section 382.05183, 382.05185(c) or (d), 382.05186, 382.0519, or 382.05194 shall be conducted in accordance with Section 382.055.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 406, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 5.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 382.05194 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle C - Air Quality|Chapter 382 - Clean Air Act|Subchapter C. Permits|Section 382.05194. Multiple Plant Permit

Sec. 382.05194.  MULTIPLE PLANT PERMIT.  (a)  The commission may issue a multiple plant permit for multiple plant sites that are owned or operated by the same person or persons under common control if the commission finds that:(1)  the aggregate rate of emission of air contaminants to be authorized under the permit does not exceed the total of:(A)  for previously permitted facilities, the rates authorized in the existing permits;  and(B)  for existing unpermitted facilities not subject to the requirement to obtain a preconstruction authorization under Section 382.0518(g) or for facilities authorized under Section 382.0519, the rates that would be authorized under Section 382.0519;  and(2)  there is no indication that the emissions from the facilities will contravene the intent of this chapter, including protection of the public's health and physical property.(b)  A permit issued under this section may not authorize emissions from any of the facilities authorized under the permit that exceed the facility's highest historic annual rate or the levels authorized in the facility's most recent permit.  In the absence of records extending back to the original construction of the facility, best engineering judgment shall be used to demonstrate the facility's highest historic annual rate to the commission.(c)  Emissions control equipment previously installed at a facility permitted under this section may not be removed or disabled unless the action is undertaken to maintain or upgrade the control equipment or to otherwise reduce the impact of emissions authorized by the commission.(d)  The commission by rule shall establish the procedures for application and approval for the use of a multiple plant permit.(e)  For a multiple plant permit that applies only to existing facilities for which an application is filed before September 1, 2001, the issuance, amendment, or revocation by the commission of the permit is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.(f)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section and may delegate to the executive director under Section 382.061 the authority to issue, amend, or revoke a multiple plant permit.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 406, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 935, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2001.|