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Committee advances Miles— bill to tighten notice rules for large LP-gas installations after residents fault postal delivery
Summary
Senators voted to report Senate Bill 290 out of committee. The bill would require permit applicants to ensure delivery and retain proof of notices to property owners near stationary LP-gas installations, after residents in Houston said certified-mail notices were not received due to postal handling.
Senate Bill 290, introduced by Senator Royce West Miles, was reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Natural Resources & Economic Development after public testimony from residents who said they did not receive required certified-mail notices about a large liquid petroleum gas storage installation near their neighborhood.
Senator Miles described the bill as a response to a situation in his district in which property owners in the Southwest Crossing neighborhood said they did not receive notice of an LP-gas…
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