88R519 MP-D
By: Miles S.B. No. 1530
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground
storage tanks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 753, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Section 753.0041 to read as follows:
Sec. 753.0041. ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS; BLAST RADIUS
REPORT. (a) This section applies only to an aboveground storage
tank that has a capacity of 5,000 gallons or more and stores a
flammable liquid.
(b) The operator of an aboveground storage tank shall submit
a blast radius report to:
(1) the county fire marshal for the county in which the
aboveground storage tank is located; and
(2) if applicable, the municipal fire marshal for the
municipality in which the aboveground storage tank is located.
(c) The board shall prescribe the form and content of the
blast radius report. A blast radius report submitted under this
section must contain a description of the maximum potential blast
radius that would result from an explosion of the aboveground
storage tank.
(d) A fire marshal who receives a blast radius report under
this section shall make the report publicly available.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.