88R2223 JAM-D
By: Kuempel H.B. No. 4086
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the identification and mapping of aggregate production
operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 67, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 67.73 to read as follows:
Sec. 67.73. IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF AGGREGATE
PRODUCTION OPERATIONS. (a) In this section, "aggregate production
operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 28A.001, Water Code.
(b) The bureau shall:
(1) conduct a study to identify:
(A) locations in this state suitable for
aggregate production operations; and
(B) existing land uses or planning policies of
political subdivisions that could result in a location identified
under Paragraph (A) becoming incompatible with use as an aggregate
production operation;
(2) develop and maintain a database that:
(A) maps locations identified under Subdivision
(1)(A) and Section 28A.052, Water Code; and
(B) is accessible to political subdivisions; and
(3) update the study and map described by Subdivisions
(1) and (2) not less than once every 10 years.
(c) In fulfilling the duties described by Subsection (b),
the bureau may cooperate with:
(1) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the
Texas Water Development Board, and any other state agency,
political subdivision, or university with access to information
related to aggregate production operations; and
(2) federal agencies or private entities as
appropriate to fulfill the requirements of this section.
(d) An agency, political subdivision, or university
described by Subsection (c)(1) shall provide to the bureau on
request available information as necessary to fulfill the
requirements of this section.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2025, The University
of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology shall submit to the legislature
a report that contains:
(1) a summary of the study conducted under Section
67.73, Education Code, as added by this Act;
(2) a map containing the locations of aggregate
production operations identified by Section 67.73, Education Code,
as added by this Act; and
(3) any recommendations for legislative action
necessary to facilitate, if appropriate, the preservation for
aggregate production operations the locations identified by
Section 67.73, Education Code, as added by this Act, including any
recommendations regarding existing land use or planning policies of
political subdivisions.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.