SB763 - Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.

      S.B. No. 763         AN ACT   relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 382.05195, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (e-1) and amending Subsection (k) to   read as follows:           (e-1)     This subsection applies only to a standard permit   issued under this section that authorizes the operation of a   permanent concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching,   or central mixing, as defined by the commission. The commission   shall at least once every eight years conduct a protectiveness   review of the permit regarding the operation of a permanent   concrete plant described by this subsection. If the commission   amends the permit after a protectiveness review, the commission   shall allow facilities authorized to emit air contaminants under   the permit as it read before the amendment to continue to operate   until a date provided by the commission under Subsection (f) that   provides facility operators a reasonable amount of time to comply   with the amended permit.          (k)  An application for an authorization to use [ the issuance   of ] a standard permit under this section for a concrete plant that   performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing, including a   permanent, temporary, or specialty concrete batch plant, as defined   by the commission, must include a plot plan that clearly shows:                (1)  a distance scale;                (2)  a north arrow;                (3)  all property lines, emission points, buildings,   tanks, and process vessels and other process equipment in the area   in which the facility will be located;                (4)  at least two benchmark locations in the area in   which the facility will be located; and                (5)  if the permit requires a distance, setback, or   buffer from other property or structures as a condition of the   permit, whether the required distance or setback will be met.          SECTION 2.  Not later than March 1, 2026, the Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules necessary to   implement the changes in law made by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.               ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 763 passed the Senate on   April 2, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0;   May 29, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and   requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 30, 2025, House   granted request of the Senate; May 31, 2025, Senate adopted   Conference Committee Report by the following vote:  Yeas 31,   Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 763 passed the House, with   amendments, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 115,   Nays 25, two present not voting; May 30, 2025, House granted   request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;   May 31, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the   following vote:  Yeas 104, Nays 29, two present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________               Date       ______________________________              Governor