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  89R17301 KRM-D     By: Walle, Geren, Collier, Simmons, H.B. No. 573       Hernandez       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an   unannounced inspection of a permanent concrete batch plant by the   Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 382.070 to read as follows:           Sec.   382.070.     LEGISLATOR REQUEST FOR INSPECTION OF CERTAIN   CONCRETE PLANTS. (a)   This section applies only to a permanent   concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central   mixing operating under an authorization to use a standard permit   issued under Section 382.05195 or 382.05198.           (b)     A member of the legislature may request that the   commission conduct an unannounced inspection of a concrete plant on   behalf of a person who:                 (1)  permanently resides in the member's district;                 (2)     qualifies as a person who may be affected under   Section 382.058(c); and                 (3)  submits a written complaint to the member.           (c)     The commission shall prioritize responding to a request   filed by a member of the legislature under this section.           (d)     The commission shall maintain a file on the request in   the manner provided by Section 5.176(a), Water Code.   Section   5.176(c), Water Code, applies to a request filed under this   section.             (e)     The commission shall provide to the member of the   legislature and the person who submitted the complaint to the   member:                 (1)     the policies and procedures described by Section   5.177(a), Water Code; and                 (2)     the notice described by Section 5.177(b), Water   Code.           (f)     If the commission denies a request for an unannounced   inspection, the commission shall provide an explanation of the   reason the request was denied to the member of the legislature and   the person who submitted the complaint not later than the 90th day   after the request was filed.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.