Texas HB1726 amends the Health and Safety Code to restrict who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Texas HB1726 modifies the Health and Safety Code to limit the eligibility to request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality concerning the construction of a concrete plant. Under the new law, only a representative of a school, place of worship, licensed day-care center, hospital, or medical facility, or a person residing within 880 yards of the proposed plant can request such a hearing. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will establish rules defining who qualifies as a representative of these entities.

Texas HB1726 amends the Health and Safety Code to restrict who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Texas HB1726 modifies the Health and Safety Code to limit the eligibility to request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality concerning the construction of a concrete plant. Under the new law, only a representative of a school, place of worship, licensed day-care center, hospital, or medical facility, or a person residing within 880 yards of the proposed plant can request such a hearing. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will establish rules defining who qualifies as a representative of these entities.