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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements to meet national ambient air quality |
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standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.0518, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The commission may not require an applicant for a |
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permit to construct or modify a source other than a major emitting |
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facility, as defined by Section 169 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 |
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U.S.C. Section 7479), to demonstrate that the source complies with |
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a national ambient air quality standard unless compliance with the |
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standard is required for that source by: |
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(1) the state implementation plan adopted to |
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implement, maintain, and enforce that standard in accordance with |
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Section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7410); |
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(2) the federal Clean Air Act; or |
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(3) another provision of this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |