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Senate panel weighs Grayson County pilot to study quarry vibrations near wafer plant
Summary
Senators heard SB 17 58, a proposal to fund a University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology pilot study in Grayson County to determine whether aggregate production operations cause subterranean vibrations that would harm semiconductor wafer manufacturing.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee held an extended hearing on Senate Bill 17 58, a bill proposing a Grayson County pilot program to study whether aggregate production operations (quarries and kilns) cause subterranean vibrations that could impair semiconductor wafer manufacturing.
Sponsor explanation: Senator Birdwell said the bill responds to an unresolved conflict in Grayson County where a proposed cement kiln and quarry is sited a few miles from a semiconductor wafer facility under construction. SB 17 58 would direct the University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) to analyze seismological data and the vibrational impact of aggregate production operations on wafer manufacturing and to report back to the Legislature. The filed bill set an initial study radius of 10 miles; the committee substitute requires BEG to consider distances within…
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