HB2231 - Relating to the consideration for approval by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an application for an authorization to use a certain standard permit for a concrete batch plant.

  89R8603 KRM-D     By: Jones of Dallas H.B. No. 2231       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the consideration for approval by the executive   director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an   application for an authorization to use a certain standard permit   for a concrete batch plant.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 382.05199, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (h-1) to   read as follows:          (h)  Not later than the 35th day after the date the public   hearing is held, the executive director shall approve or deny the   application for authorization to use the standard permit. In   determining whether to approve the application, the [ The ] executive   director shall base the decision on :                 (1)   whether the application meets the requirements of   Section 382.05198 ; and                   (2)  a consideration of:                       (A)   [ . The executive director shall consider ]   all comments received during the public comment period and at the   public hearing ;                         (B)     the potential harm to local property values;   and                         (C)     the location of the facility relative to   homes, schools, places of worship, parks, and other community   assets [ in determining whether to approve the application ].           (h-1)   If the executive director denies the application, the   executive director shall state the reasons for the denial and any   modifications to the application that are necessary for the   proposed plant to qualify for the authorization.          SECTION 2.  Section 382.05199, Health and Safety Code, as   amended by this Act, applies only to an application for an   authorization to use a permit that is filed with the Texas   Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date   of this Act. An application for an authorization to use a permit   filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law   in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.