Bill Text: TX SB2128 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-21 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB2128 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB2128-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | S.B. No. 2128 | |
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| relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. TASK FORCE ON CONCRETE PLANTS. (a) The Task | ||
| Force on Concrete Plants is established. | ||
| (b) The task force shall consult with experts on and study | ||
| the effects of air and noise pollution caused by concrete batch and | ||
| crushing plants in this state. After completing the study, the task | ||
| force shall: | ||
| (1) develop recommendations for legislation to: | ||
| (A) reduce air and noise pollution caused by | ||
| concrete batch and crushing plants; | ||
| (B) improve the processes for issuing permits for | ||
| and inspecting concrete batch and crushing plants; and | ||
| (C) improve enforcement of statutes and rules | ||
| that apply to concrete batch and crushing plants; and | ||
| (2) identify best practices to reduce air and noise | ||
| pollution caused by concrete batch and crushing plants. | ||
| (c) The task force is composed of the following members: | ||
| (1) two members of the house of representatives | ||
| appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; | ||
| (2) two members of the senate appointed by the | ||
| lieutenant governor; | ||
| (3) the executive director of the Texas Commission on | ||
| Environmental Quality or the director's designee; and | ||
| (4) seven members appointed by the governor as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (A) one member to represent concrete batch and | ||
| crushing plant operators; | ||
| (B) one member to represent an institution of | ||
| higher education in the state who must have published research | ||
| regarding environmental pollutants; | ||
| (C) one member who is a toxicologist certified by | ||
| the American Board of Toxicology or an equivalent entity; | ||
| (D) one member who is a professional with | ||
| experience in geographic information systems; and | ||
| (E) three members to represent community | ||
| organizations who each reside not more than five miles from a | ||
| concrete batch or crushing plant. | ||
| (d) The governor shall designate one member of the task | ||
| force to serve as the presiding officer. | ||
| (e) A member of the task force is not entitled to | ||
| compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's | ||
| travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and | ||
| the General Appropriations Act. | ||
| (f) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall: | ||
| (1) compile a report of its findings and | ||
| recommendations; and | ||
| (2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
| governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
| (g) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to this | ||
| task force. | ||
| (h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on | ||
| January 1, 2025. | ||
| SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. As soon as practicable | ||
| after the effective date of this Act, the governor, the lieutenant | ||
| governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall | ||
| appoint members to the Task Force on Concrete Plants as required by | ||
| this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
