81R7220 KJM-D
By: Alvarado H.B. No. 3121
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality of toxic air pollutants in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "commission" means the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The commission shall conduct a study
to identify the three toxic air contaminants with the highest
emissions levels in this state. In conducting the study, the
commission shall:
(1) determine the main emission sources for each of
the three toxic air contaminants; and
(2) evaluate the effects of emissions for each of the
toxic air contaminants on the public health.
(b) The commission shall evaluate the data collected during
the study and recommend strategies for reducing emissions levels
for each of the toxic air contaminants identified by the study
conducted under Subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2010, the
commission shall report the results and recommendations of the
study conducted under this Act to the governor, the lieutenant
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate
with primary jurisdiction over environmental matters.
SECTION 4. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2011.
SECTION 5. 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, 2009.