Bill Text: TX SB492 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-03 - Referred to Natural Resources [SB492 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SB492-Introduced.html
| 89R435 DRS-D | ||
| By: Miles | S.B. No. 492 | |
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| relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. (a) The Task Force on Concrete Plants is | ||
| established. | ||
| (b) The task force shall consult with experts on and study | ||
| the effects of air and noise pollution caused by concrete batch and | ||
| crushing plants in this state. After completing the study, the task | ||
| force shall: | ||
| (1) develop recommendations for legislation to: | ||
| (A) reduce air and noise pollution caused by | ||
| concrete batch and crushing plants; | ||
| (B) improve the processes for issuing permits for | ||
| and inspecting concrete batch and crushing plants; and | ||
| (C) improve enforcement of statutes and rules | ||
| that apply to concrete batch and crushing plants; and | ||
| (2) identify best practices to reduce air and noise | ||
| pollution caused by concrete batch and crushing plants. | ||
| (c) The task force is composed of the following members: | ||
| (1) two members of the house of representatives | ||
| appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; | ||
| (2) two members of the senate appointed by the | ||
| lieutenant governor; | ||
| (3) the executive director of the Texas Commission on | ||
| Environmental Quality or the executive director's designee; and | ||
| (4) seven members appointed by the governor as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (A) one member to represent concrete batch and | ||
| crushing plant operators; | ||
| (B) one member to represent an institution of | ||
| higher education in the state who must have published research | ||
| regarding environmental pollutants; | ||
| (C) one member who is a toxicologist certified by | ||
| the American Board of Toxicology or an equivalent entity; | ||
| (D) one member who is a professional with | ||
| experience in geographic information systems; and | ||
| (E) three members to represent community | ||
| organizations who each reside not more than five miles from a | ||
| concrete batch or crushing plant. | ||
| (d) The governor shall designate one member of the task | ||
| force to serve as the presiding officer. | ||
| (e) A member of the task force is not entitled to | ||
| compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's | ||
| travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and | ||
| the General Appropriations Act. | ||
| (f) Not later than December 1, 2026, the task force shall: | ||
| (1) compile a report of its findings and | ||
| recommendations; and | ||
| (2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
| governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives. | ||
| (g) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the | ||
| task force. | ||
| (h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on | ||
| January 1, 2027. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker | ||
| of the house of representatives shall appoint members to the Task | ||
| Force on Concrete Plants as required by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2025. | ||
