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Bill would let TCEQ require updated standard-air permits when concrete batch plants seek construction extensions
Summary
Sen. Alvarado’s SB 2351 would add statutory clarity allowing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to require concrete batch plants holding a standard air permit to meet the most recent standard when requesting construction delays or extensions; a committee substitute fixes a drafting error and carves out temporary plants.
Senate Bill 23 51, filed by Senator Alvarado, would add statutory language giving the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) express discretion to require concrete batch plants holding standard air permits to comply with the most recent version of the standard permit when they request extensions to their construction deadlines.
Current practice: under existing TCEQ rules,…
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