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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements related to the reporting of emissions |
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events by certain regulated entities under the Clean Air Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 382.0215(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission shall require the owner or operator of a |
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regulated entity that experiences emissions events: |
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(1) to maintain a record of all emissions events at the |
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regulated entity in the manner and for the periods prescribed by |
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commission rule; |
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(2) to notify the commission in a single report for |
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each emissions event, as soon as practicable but not later than one |
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hour [24 hours] after discovery of the emissions event, of an |
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emissions event resulting in the emission of a reportable quantity |
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of air contaminants as determined by commission rule; [and] |
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(3) to report to the commission in a single report for |
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each emissions event, not later than two weeks after the occurrence |
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of an emissions event that, as determined in accordance with |
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commission rules, results in the emission of a reportable quantity |
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of air contaminants or an emission that affects an area beyond the |
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site of the regulated entity [as determined by commission rule], |
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all information necessary to evaluate the emissions event, |
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including: |
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(A) the name of the owner or operator of the |
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reporting regulated entity; |
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(B) the location of the reporting regulated |
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entity; |
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(C) the date and time the emissions began; |
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(D) the duration of the emissions; |
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(E) the nature and measured or estimated quantity |
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of air contaminants emitted, including the method of calculation |
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of, or other basis for determining, the quantity of air |
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contaminants emitted; |
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(F) the processes and equipment involved in the |
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emissions event; |
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(G) the cause of the emissions; and |
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(H) any additional information necessary to |
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evaluate the emissions event; and |
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(4) to notify the commission and any local air |
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pollution control agency with jurisdiction over the regulated |
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entity in a single report for each emissions event, as soon as |
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practicable but not later than one hour after discovery of the |
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emissions event, of an emissions event that: |
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(A) results in the emission of less than a |
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reportable quantity of air contaminants; and |
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(B) as determined by commission rule, affects or |
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is likely to affect an area beyond the site of the regulated entity, |
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including through smoke, odor, measured contaminants, or the |
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deposition of contaminants in the area. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |