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TX SB2270

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Borris Miles

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires authorizations to use standard air quality permits to be reviewed at least once every five years to determine whether the authority to operate should be renewed

  • Expands application requirements for concrete batch plants (wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing) to apply to all authorization applications, not just initial issuance, including detailed plot plans showing distance scales, property lines, emission points, and setback compliance

  • Directs the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to adopt rules implementing these changes by March 1, 2026

  • Allows existing permit authorizations issued before September 1, 2025, to continue until their original renewal eligibility date under prior law

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the renewal of certain air quality permits.

PERMITS

Last Action

Referred to Natural Resources

3/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Natural Resources3/25/2025

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