By: Morrison (Senate Sponsor - Kolkhorst) H.B. No. 1627
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2019;
April 24, 2019, read first time and referred to Committee on
Natural Resources & Economic Development; May 3, 2019, reported
favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; May 3, 2019,
sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the removal of certain counties from the Texas
emissions reduction plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 386.001(2), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Affected county" includes:
(A) Bastrop County;
(B) Bexar County;
(C) Caldwell County;
(D) Comal County;
(E) Ellis County;
(F) Gregg County;
(G) Guadalupe County;
(H) Harrison County;
(I) Hays County;
(J) Henderson County;
(K) Hood County;
(L) Hunt County;
(M) Johnson County;
(N) Kaufman County;
(O) Nueces County;
(P) Parker County;
(Q) Rockwall County;
(R) Rusk County;
(S) San Patricio County;
(T) Smith County;
(U) Travis County;
(V) Upshur County;
(W) [Victoria County;
[(X)] Williamson County;
(X) [(Y)] Wilson County; and
(Y) [(Z)] any other county designated as an
affected county by commission rule because of deteriorating air
quality.
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, 2019.
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