| 1 | 1 | | By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 4577 |
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| 4 | 4 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 5 | 5 | | AN ACT |
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| 6 | 6 | | relating to a study regarding the use of perfluoroalkyl and |
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| 7 | 7 | | polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in hydraulic fracturing. |
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| 8 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 9 | 9 | | SECTION 1. STUDY. The president of the University of |
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| 10 | 10 | | Houston shall designate a department or entity at the university to |
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| 11 | 11 | | conduct, in collaboration with the Railroad Commission of Texas and |
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| 12 | 12 | | the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, a study on the use of |
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| 13 | 13 | | perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the hydraulic |
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| 14 | 14 | | fracturing process, including: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) the extent of the use of perfluoroalkyl and |
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| 16 | 16 | | polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in the hydraulic fracturing process in |
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| 17 | 17 | | this state; |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) whether and to what extent the public may be |
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| 19 | 19 | | exposed through the air or water to perfluoroalkyl and |
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| 20 | 20 | | polyfluoroalkyl chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing |
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| 21 | 21 | | process; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (3) the effects on human health and the environment of |
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| 23 | 23 | | perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals used in the hydraulic |
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| 24 | 24 | | fracturing process; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | (4) the feasibility of chemical alternatives to |
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| 26 | 26 | | perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals used in the hydraulic |
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| 27 | 27 | | fracturing process; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | (5) whether perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl |
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| 29 | 29 | | chemicals should be restricted from use in the hydraulic fracturing |
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| 30 | 30 | | process. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2024, the |
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| 32 | 32 | | department or entity at the University of Houston designated by the |
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| 33 | 33 | | president of the university to conduct the study under Section 1 of |
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| 34 | 34 | | this Act shall prepare a report with the conclusions of the study |
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| 35 | 35 | | and submit the report to the legislature. |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires December 31, 2024. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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| 38 | 38 | | 1, 2023. |
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