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AN ACT
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relating to the electronic transmission of certain notice required |
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for air quality permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.055, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (c) and (h) and adding Subsection |
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(c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c) Not less than 180 days before the date on which the |
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renewal application is due, the commission shall provide written |
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notice to the permit holder, by registered or certified mail or as |
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provided by Subsection (c-1), that the permit is scheduled for |
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review in accordance with this section. The notice must include a |
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description of the procedure for filing a renewal application and |
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the information to be included in the application. |
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(c-1) A notice under Subsection (c) may be sent by |
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electronic communication if the commission develops a system that |
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reliably replaces registered or certified mail as a means of |
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verifying receipt of the notice. |
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(h) If the holder of a preconstruction permit to whom the |
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commission has mailed or otherwise sent notice under this section |
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does not apply for renewal of that permit by the date specified by |
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the commission under this section, the permit shall expire at the |
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end of the period described in Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.0562(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission or its designee shall send notice of a |
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proposed final action on a federal operating permit by first-class |
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mail or electronic communication to the applicant and all persons |
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who comment during the public comment period or at the public |
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hearing. The notice shall include a response to any comment |
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submitted during the public comment period and shall identify any |
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change in the conditions of the draft permit and the reasons for the |
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change. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4181 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4181 was passed by the Senate on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |