SB885 amends Texas law to restrict who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding concrete plant.

SB885 amends Section 382.058(c) of the Health and Safety Code to specify that only representatives of schools, places of worship, licensed day-care centers, hospitals, nursing facilities, or medical facilities, or individuals residing within 880 yards of the proposed plant, may request a hearing. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must adopt rules defining who qualifies as a representative of these entities. The change applies only to permit applications submitted after the effective date of the new rules.

SB885 amends Texas law to restrict who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding concrete plant.

SB885 amends Section 382.058(c) of the Health and Safety Code to specify that only representatives of schools, places of worship, licensed day-care centers, hospitals, nursing facilities, or medical facilities, or individuals residing within 880 yards of the proposed plant, may request a hearing. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality must adopt rules defining who qualifies as a representative of these entities. The change applies only to permit applications submitted after the effective date of the new rules.