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TX HB2231
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Venton Jones
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AI Summary
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Expands the criteria the TCEQ executive director must consider when approving or denying standard permit applications for concrete batch plants
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Requires consideration of potential harm to local property values as a factor in the permit decision
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Mandates evaluation of the facility's location relative to homes, schools, places of worship, parks, and other community assets
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Requires the executive director to provide written reasons for any denial and specify modifications needed for the application to qualify for authorization
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Applies only to permit applications filed on or after September 1, 2025; applications filed before that date remain under existing law
Legislative Description
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.
Environment
Last Action
Referred to Environmental Regulation
3/14/2025