Texas SB2636 mandates the denial of permit applications if emissions disproportionately harm low-income populations.

Texas SB2636 amends the Texas Clean Air Act to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deny permit applications if emissions from a facility will disproportionately harm the health, property, or environment of low-income populations. The commission must consider both the individual and cumulative effects of the facility, alongside other proposed or existing facilities in the area. This provision applies only to applications filed after the act's effective date of September 1, 2025. Applications filed before this date remain governed by existing laws.

Texas SB2636 mandates the denial of permit applications if emissions disproportionately harm low-income populations.

Texas SB2636 amends the Texas Clean Air Act to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to deny permit applications if emissions from a facility will disproportionately harm the health, property, or environment of low-income populations. The commission must consider both the individual and cumulative effects of the facility, alongside other proposed or existing facilities in the area. This provision applies only to applications filed after the act's effective date of September 1, 2025. Applications filed before this date remain governed by existing laws.