81R11387 JJT-F
By: Burnam H.B. No. 2588
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the control of air pollution by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 382.0205, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 382.0205. SPECIAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO AIR CONTAMINANT
EMISSIONS. Consistent with applicable federal law, the commission
by rule shall [may] control air contaminants as necessary to
protect against adverse effects related to:
(1) acid deposition;
(2) stratospheric changes, including depletion of
ozone; [and]
(3) climatic changes, including global warming; and
(4) the cumulative effects of multiple air
contaminants on human health.
SECTION 2. 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, 2009.