Texas HB2722 denies permits for facilities with disproportionately adverse emissions impacts on low-income populations.

HB2722 amends the Texas Clean Air Act to direct the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deny applications for permits or authorizations if emissions from the facility will disproportionately harm low-income populations. The commission must consider both the individual and cumulative effects of the facility on these populations. This provision applies to applications filed after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas HB2722 denies permits for facilities with disproportionately adverse emissions impacts on low-income populations.

HB2722 amends the Texas Clean Air Act to direct the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deny applications for permits or authorizations if emissions from the facility will disproportionately harm low-income populations. The commission must consider both the individual and cumulative effects of the facility on these populations. This provision applies to applications filed after the Act's effective date of September 1, 2025.