HB 3043
AN ACT relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Restricts who can request a public hearing about the construction of a concrete plant to representatives from schools, places of worship, licensed day-care centers, hospitals, medical facilities, or individuals living within 440 yards of the proposed plant. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must establish specific rules defining who qualifies as a representative of these institutions. The new regulations will apply only to permit applications submitted after the rules are established, with previous applications continuing under existing guidelines.
Bill Text
relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 382.058(c), Health and Safety Code, is (c) For purposes of this section, only a representative of a school, place of worship, licensed day-care center, hospital, or medical facility or a person [those persons actually] residing [in a permanent residence] within 440 yards of the proposed plant may request a hearing under Section 382.056 as a person who may be affected. The commission shall adopt rules establishing who qualifies as a representative of a school, place of worship, licensed day-care center, hospital, or medical facility under this SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a hearing regarding an application for a permit that is submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of the rules described by Section 382.058(c), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act. A hearing regarding an application for a permit that was submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality before the effective date of the rules described by Section 382.058(c), Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, is governed by the law in effect at the time the application was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for SECTION 3. 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, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from
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