Bill Text: TX SB675 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to allowing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to impose more stringent conditions for existing air quality permits to avoid a condition of air pollution.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-23 - Referred to Natural Resources [SB675 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB675-Introduced.html
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| By: Gallegos | S.B. No. 675 | |
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| relating to allowing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | ||
| to impose more stringent conditions for existing air quality | ||
| permits to avoid a condition of air pollution. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 382.0513, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
| amended to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 382.0513. PERMIT CONDITIONS. (a) The commission may | ||
| establish and enforce permit conditions consistent with this | ||
| chapter. Permit conditions of general applicability shall be | ||
| adopted by rule. | ||
| (b) The commission at any time may establish and enforce | ||
| conditions for operating under a permit that are more stringent | ||
| than the conditions in an issued or amended permit if the commission | ||
| determines that the more stringent conditions are necessary to | ||
| avoid a condition of air pollution. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
