| 1 | 1 | | 86R8593 MP-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lozano H.B. No. 1708 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the expedited processing of certain applications for |
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| 8 | 8 | | permits under the Texas Clean Air Act. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Sections 382.05155(d), (e), and (f), Health and |
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| 11 | 11 | | Safety Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) The commission by rule may add a surcharge to an |
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| 13 | 13 | | application fee assessed under this chapter for an expedited |
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| 14 | 14 | | application in an amount sufficient to cover the expenses incurred |
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| 15 | 15 | | by the expediting, including overtime, costs of full-time |
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| 16 | 16 | | equivalent commission employees to support the expedited |
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| 17 | 17 | | processing of air permit applications, contract labor, and other |
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| 18 | 18 | | costs. Money from the surcharge collected under this section may be |
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| 19 | 19 | | used to support the expedited processing of air permit applications |
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| 20 | 20 | | under this section. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (e) The commission may authorize the use of overtime, |
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| 22 | 22 | | full-time equivalent commission employees to support the expedited |
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| 23 | 23 | | processing of air permit applications, or contract labor to process |
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| 24 | 24 | | expedited applications. The overtime, full-time equivalent |
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| 25 | 25 | | commission employees, or contract labor authorized under this |
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| 26 | 26 | | section is not included in the calculation of the number of |
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| 27 | 27 | | full-time equivalent commission employees allotted under other |
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| 28 | 28 | | law. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (f) The commission may pay for compensatory time, overtime, |
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| 30 | 30 | | full-time equivalent commission employees supporting the expedited |
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| 31 | 31 | | processing of air permit applications, or contract labor used to |
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| 32 | 32 | | implement this section. The commission is authorized to set the |
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| 33 | 33 | | rate for overtime compensation for full-time equivalent commission |
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| 34 | 34 | | employees supporting the expedited processing of air permit |
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| 35 | 35 | | applications. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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