SB3011 - Relating to the amendment of standard permits for certain concrete plants.

  89R3940 KRM-D     By: Miles S.B. No. 3011       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the amendment of 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 (f-1) and amending Subsection (k) to   read as follows:           (f-1)     If the commission amends 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, a facility authorized to operate under the former standard   permit shall comply with the amended standard permit beginning on   the earlier of:                 (1)     the date the facility's authorization to use the   standard permit is renewed; or                 (2)     the second anniversary of the effective date of   the permit amendment.          (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.  Section 382.05198, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to   read as follows:          (c)  An application for an authorization to use [ the issuance   of ] a standard permit under this section must include a plot plan   that meets the requirements of Section 382.05195(k).           (d)     If the commission amends the standard permit issued   under this section, a facility authorized to operate under the   former standard permit shall comply with the amended standard   permit beginning on the earlier of:                 (1)     the date the facility's authorization to use the   standard permit is renewed; or                 (2)     the second anniversary of the effective date of   the permit amendment.          SECTION 3.  Notwithstanding the changes in law made by this   Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may allow a   facility authorized to use a standard permit issued under Section   382.05195 or 382.05198, Health and Safety Code, that was amended   before the effective date of this Act to continue to operate under   the former standard permit until the date the facility's   authorization is eligible for renewal.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.