83R12135 SLB-D
By: Reynolds H.B. No. 3675
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study regarding air quality by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality and Texas Southern University.
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 jointly conduct
a study regarding air quality in this state with Texas Southern
University.
(b) The commission and Texas Southern University may
contract with any appropriate person to assist in conducting the
study under this section.
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than the first anniversary of
the date the study is completed, the commission shall report the
results of the study conducted under this Act to the lieutenant
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the
standing committees in the senate and the house of representatives
that have primary jurisdiction over natural resources. The report
may include the commission's recommendations for legislation to
address any areas of concern.
SECTION 4. 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, 2013.