HB1949 - Relating to public notice of a crematory's compliance history, rating, and classification.

  89R5024 KRM-D     By: Howard H.B. No. 1949       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to public notice of a crematory's compliance history,   rating, and classification.          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.     NOTICE OF CREMATORY COMPLIANCE. (a) In this   section, "crematory" has the meaning assigned by Section 711.001.           (b)     The commission shall post on the commission's Internet   website information relating to the compliance with this chapter of   each crematory operating under a permit issued under this chapter,   including the crematory's compliance history and classification   according to commission standards adopted under Sections 5.753 and   5.754, Water Code. The commission must:                 (1)     display the information in a manner that is easily   and publicly accessible; and                 (2)     update the Internet website with a crematory's   current information not later than:                       (A)     the 30th day after the date the commission   changes a crematory's compliance history or classification; or                       (B)     the 30th day after the date the executive   director issues a decision in response to a crematory's appeal of an   updated classification.           (c)     The commission shall develop a template for crematories   to use for displaying the public notice required under Subsection   (d).           (d)     The commission by rule shall require each crematory   operating under a permit issued under this chapter to display in a   conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public a notice that   includes:                 (1)     the regulated name and reference number of the   crematory;                 (2)     the compliance history and classification of the   crematory;                 (3)     instructions for submitting complaints regarding   emissions from the crematory to the commission and for contacting   the closest commission regional office; and                 (4)     instructions for accessing the commission's   Internet website for more details on the compliance history and   classification of the crematory.          SECTION 2.  (a) Not later than September 1, 2026, the Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules necessary to   implement Section 382.070, Health and Safety Code, as added by this   Act.          (b)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is not   required to post the information required by Section 382.070(b),   Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, before the commission   adopts the rules required by Section 382.070(d), Health and Safety   Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.