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1	1	89R435 DRS-D
2	2	By: Miles S.B. No. 492
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.
10	10	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
11	11	SECTION 1. (a) The Task Force on Concrete Plants is
12	12	established.
13	13	(b) The task force shall consult with experts on and study
14	14	the effects of air and noise pollution caused by concrete batch and
15	15	crushing plants in this state. After completing the study, the task
16	16	force shall:
17	17	(1) develop recommendations for legislation to:
18	18	(A) reduce air and noise pollution caused by
19	19	concrete batch and crushing plants;
20	20	(B) improve the processes for issuing permits for
21	21	and inspecting concrete batch and crushing plants; and
22	22	(C) improve enforcement of statutes and rules
23	23	that apply to concrete batch and crushing plants; and
24	24	(2) identify best practices to reduce air and noise
25	25	pollution caused by concrete batch and crushing plants.
26	26	(c) The task force is composed of the following members:
27	27	(1) two members of the house of representatives
28	28	appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
29	29	(2) two members of the senate appointed by the
30	30	lieutenant governor;
31	31	(3) the executive director of the Texas Commission on
32	32	Environmental Quality or the executive director's designee; and
33	33	(4) seven members appointed by the governor as
34	34	follows:
35	35	(A) one member to represent concrete batch and
36	36	crushing plant operators;
37	37	(B) one member to represent an institution of
38	38	higher education in the state who must have published research
39	39	regarding environmental pollutants;
40	40	(C) one member who is a toxicologist certified by
41	41	the American Board of Toxicology or an equivalent entity;
42	42	(D) one member who is a professional with
43	43	experience in geographic information systems; and
44	44	(E) three members to represent community
45	45	organizations who each reside not more than five miles from a
46	46	concrete batch or crushing plant.
47	47	(d) The governor shall designate one member of the task
48	48	force to serve as the presiding officer.
49	49	(e) A member of the task force is not entitled to
50	50	compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's
51	51	travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and
52	52	the General Appropriations Act.
53	53	(f) Not later than December 1, 2026, the task force shall:
54	54	(1) compile a report of its findings and
55	55	recommendations; and
56	56	(2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant
57	57	governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.
58	58	(g) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the
59	59	task force.
60	60	(h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on
61	61	January 1, 2027.
62	62	SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
63	63	of this Act, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker
64	64	of the house of representatives shall appoint members to the Task
65	65	Force on Concrete Plants as required by this Act.
66	66	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
67	67	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
68	68	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
69	69	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
70	70	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.