88R1955 MP-F
 
  By: J. Johnson of Harris H.B. No. 344
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
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 adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsection (d) to
  read as follows:
         (c-1)  If the proposed permanent concrete plant would be
  located in a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more,
  the applicant must mail written notice to each household within 440
  yards of the proposed plant 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.
         (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 382.058, Health and Safety Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
         (e)  In addition to the notice required under Subsection (a),
  an applicant for a permit, permit amendment, or permit renewal of a
  permanent concrete plant that would be or is located in a
  municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more shall mail
  written notice to each household within 440 yards of the proposed or
  existing plant 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.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 382.05199 and 382.058, Health and
  Safety Code, as amended by this Act, apply 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 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.