| 1 | 1 | | 88R2223 JAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Kuempel H.B. No. 4086 |
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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 identification and mapping of aggregate production |
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| 8 | 8 | | operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology. |
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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. Subchapter E, Chapter 67, Education Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 67.73 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 67.73. IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF AGGREGATE |
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| 13 | 13 | | PRODUCTION OPERATIONS. (a) In this section, "aggregate production |
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| 14 | 14 | | operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 28A.001, Water Code. |
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| 15 | 15 | | (b) The bureau shall: |
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| 16 | 16 | | (1) conduct a study to identify: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (A) locations in this state suitable for |
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| 18 | 18 | | aggregate production operations; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | (B) existing land uses or planning policies of |
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| 20 | 20 | | political subdivisions that could result in a location identified |
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| 21 | 21 | | under Paragraph (A) becoming incompatible with use as an aggregate |
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| 22 | 22 | | production operation; |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2) develop and maintain a database that: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (A) maps locations identified under Subdivision |
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| 25 | 25 | | (1)(A) and Section 28A.052, Water Code; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | (B) is accessible to political subdivisions; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) update the study and map described by Subdivisions |
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| 28 | 28 | | (1) and (2) not less than once every 10 years. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) In fulfilling the duties described by Subsection (b), |
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| 30 | 30 | | the bureau may cooperate with: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the |
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| 32 | 32 | | Texas Water Development Board, and any other state agency, |
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| 33 | 33 | | political subdivision, or university with access to information |
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| 34 | 34 | | related to aggregate production operations; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) federal agencies or private entities as |
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| 36 | 36 | | appropriate to fulfill the requirements of this section. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (d) An agency, political subdivision, or university |
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| 38 | 38 | | described by Subsection (c)(1) shall provide to the bureau on |
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| 39 | 39 | | request available information as necessary to fulfill the |
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| 40 | 40 | | requirements of this section. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, The University |
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| 42 | 42 | | of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology shall submit to the legislature |
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| 43 | 43 | | a report that contains: |
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| 44 | 44 | | (1) a summary of the study conducted under Section |
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| 45 | 45 | | 67.73, Education Code, as added by this Act; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (2) a map containing the locations of aggregate |
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| 47 | 47 | | production operations identified by Section 67.73, Education Code, |
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| 48 | 48 | | as added by this Act; and |
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| 49 | 49 | | (3) any recommendations for legislative action |
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| 50 | 50 | | necessary to facilitate, if appropriate, the preservation for |
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| 51 | 51 | | aggregate production operations the locations identified by |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section 67.73, Education Code, as added by this Act, including any |
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| 53 | 53 | | recommendations regarding existing land use or planning policies of |
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| 54 | 54 | | political subdivisions. |
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| 55 | 55 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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