HB3926 - Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.

      By: Reynolds H.B. No. 3926       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air   contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 382.0518, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:           (b-1)     In making its finding under Subsection (b)(2) as to   whether emissions from the facility will contravene the intent of   this chapter, the commission shall consider the cumulative effects   on the public's health and physical property of expected air   contaminant emissions from the facility or proposed facility and   from other facilities located less than three miles from the   facility or proposed facility.          SECTION 2.  Section 382.055(d), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (d)  In determining whether and under which conditions a   preconstruction permit should be renewed, the commission shall   consider, at a minimum:                (1)  the performance of the owner or operator of the   facility according to the method developed by the commission under   Section 5.754, Water Code; [ and ]                (2)  the condition and effectiveness of existing   emission control equipment and practices ; and                 (3)     the cumulative effects on the public's health and   physical property of expected air contaminant emissions from the   facility and from other facilities located less than three miles   from the facility .          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   the issuance or renewal of a permit for which an application is   filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or   after the effective date of this Act. The issuance or renewal of a   permit for which an application is filed with the Texas Commission   on Environmental Quality before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect when the application is filed, and the   former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.