Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	88R13980 JXC-D
2	2	By: Miles S.B. No. 2128
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. TASK FORCE ON CONCRETE PLANTS. (a) The Task
10	10	Force on Concrete Plants is established.
11	11	(b) The task force shall consult with experts on and study
12	12	the effects of air and noise pollution caused by concrete batch and
13	13	crushing plants in this state. After completing the study, the task
14	14	force shall:
15	15	(1) develop recommendations for legislation to:
16	16	(A) reduce air and noise pollution caused by
17	17	concrete batch and crushing plants;
18	18	(B) improve the processes for issuing permits for
19	19	and inspecting concrete batch and crushing plants; and
20	20	(C) improve enforcement of statutes and rules
21	21	that apply to concrete batch and crushing plants; and
22	22	(2) identify best practices to reduce air and noise
23	23	pollution caused by concrete batch and crushing plants.
24	24	(c) The task force is composed of the following members:
25	25	(1) two members of the house of representatives
26	26	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
27	27	(2) two members of the senate appointed by the
28	28	lieutenant governor;
29	29	(3) the executive director of the Texas Commission on
30	30	Environmental Quality or the director's designee; and
31	31	(4) seven members appointed by the governor as
32	32	follows:
33	33	(A) one member to represent concrete batch and
34	34	crushing plant operators;
35	35	(B) one member to represent an institution of
36	36	higher education in the state who must have published research
37	37	regarding environmental pollutants;
38	38	(C) one member who is a toxicologist certified by
39	39	the American Board of Toxicology or an equivalent entity;
40	40	(D) one member who is a professional with
41	41	experience in geographic information systems; and
42	42	(E) three members to represent community
43	43	organizations who each reside not more than five miles from a
44	44	concrete batch or crushing plant.
45	45	(d) The governor shall designate one member of the task
46	46	force to serve as the presiding officer.
47	47	(e) A member of the task force is not entitled to
48	48	compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's
49	49	travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and
50	50	the General Appropriations Act.
51	51	(f) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall:
52	52	(1) compile a report of its findings and
53	53	recommendations; and
54	54	(2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant
55	55	governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.
56	56	(g) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to this
57	57	task force.
58	58	(h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on
59	59	January 1, 2025.
60	60	SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. As soon as practicable
61	61	after the effective date of this Act, the governor, the lieutenant
62	62	governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall
63	63	appoint members to the Task Force on Concrete Plants as required by
64	64	this Act.
65	65	SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
66	66	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
67	67	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
68	68	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
69	69	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023.