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TX SB2037
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Sparks
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AI Summary
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Requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) executive director to respond to public comments on LNG export terminal permit applications within 120 days after the public comment period closes
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Directs TCEQ to establish an expedited permit application review process for liquefied natural gas export terminal construction or modification projects, with applicants paying an additional fee to cover expedited review costs
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Authorizes TCEQ to use overtime, additional full-time employees, or contract labor to process expedited LNG permit applications, with these resources excluded from the agency's standard employee allocation limits
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Requires parties requesting a contested case hearing on LNG terminal permits to specify each reason they qualify as an "affected person" under state law
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Mandates that preliminary hearings in contested cases for LNG terminal permits be held within 60 days of referral to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, with one possible 15-day extension
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Takes effect September 1, 2025, and applies only to permit applications filed on or after that date
Legislative Description
Relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal; authorizing a fee.
Fees & Other Nontax Revenue
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025