H.B. No. 4181
AN ACT
relating to the electronic transmission of certain notice required
for air quality permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 382.055, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (c) and (h) and adding Subsection
(c-1) to read as follows:
(c) Not less than 180 days before the date on which the
renewal application is due, the commission shall provide written
notice to the permit holder, by registered or certified mail or as
provided by Subsection (c-1), that the permit is scheduled for
review in accordance with this section. The notice must include a
description of the procedure for filing a renewal application and
the information to be included in the application.
(c-1) A notice under Subsection (c) may be sent by
electronic communication if the commission develops a system that
reliably replaces registered or certified mail as a means of
verifying receipt of the notice.
(h) If the holder of a preconstruction permit to whom the
commission has mailed or otherwise sent notice under this section
does not apply for renewal of that permit by the date specified by
the commission under this section, the permit shall expire at the
end of the period described in Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. Section 382.0562(a), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission or its designee shall send notice of a
proposed final action on a federal operating permit by first-class
mail or electronic communication to the applicant and all persons
who comment during the public comment period or at the public
hearing. The notice shall include a response to any comment
submitted during the public comment period and shall identify any
change in the conditions of the draft permit and the reasons for the
change.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4181 was passed by the House on April
20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 4181 was passed by the Senate on May
19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor