Highlights 77th Texas Legislature - Senate

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NATURAL RESOURCES/Air
77 th Texas Legislature
meet the de minimis criteria defined TNRCC rule and will not change in character. Also exempts facilities
that handle certain agricultural products if the total emissions increase from all facilities authorized under
the permit amendment is not significant and will not change in character.
Requires TNRCC, when considering a permit amendment, to consider any adjudicated decision or
compliance proceeding within the five years before the date on which the application was filed addressing
the applicant's past performance and compliance with state and federal laws governing air contaminants or
with the terms of any TNRCC permit or order.
Requires TNRCC, upon receiving an application for an amendment to a construction permit for a facility, to
send notice of the application to the state senator and representative representing the area where the
facility is or will be located.
Requires the person planning the construction or modification of a facility to obtain a permit amendment
from TNRCC before work is begun. TNRCC must grant a permit amendment within a reasonable time if
TNRCC makes certain findings. TNRCC may not grant the amendment if the facility emissions will not
meet certain standards, but must grant such amendment if the person alters the plans and specifications to
meet TNRCC objections.
Provides that, except as otherwise provided by this Act, certain public notice and requirements apply to an
applicant for a permit amendment.
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