HB 2445
AN ACT relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
Requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to set carcinogenic risk levels for environmental remediation standards at no more than one additional cancer case per one million people. The change impacts how environmental cleanup standards are developed for contaminated sites, effectively making risk assessment more stringent by lowering the acceptable cancer risk threshold. This will likely affect industrial sites, waste management facilities, and environmental remediation projects across Texas by potentially requiring more extensive cleanup efforts to meet the stricter cancer risk standard.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of certain environmental remediation benchmarks. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 361.042 to read as follows: Sec. 361.042. MINIMUM CARCINOGENIC RISK LEVEL. (a) In this section, "carcinogenic risk level," "protective concentration level," and "risk-based exposure limit" have the meanings assigned by 30 T.A.C. Section 350.4, as that section existed on January 1, (b) The commission shall set each carcinogenic risk level used by the commission in the development of a protective concentration level, risk-based exposure limit, or any other remediation standard used in connection with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, including the Texas Risk Reduction Program (30 T.A.C. Chapter 350) or a similar program established by the commission, at a rate not greater than one in one million. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt or modify any rules necessary to implement the change in law SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the carcinogenic risk level used in the development of
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