Bill Amendment: TX SB1397 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature

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Bill Title: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Status: 2023-06-18 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB1397 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1397-House_Amendment_H_2_2-Turner.html

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Amend CSSB 1397 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.0162 to read as follows:

Sec. 382.0162.  AIR QUALITY MONITORS NEAR CERTAIN GAS WELLS. The commission shall install and maintain a permanent air quality monitor near each gas well located in a county with a population of two million or more. The commission shall monitor the emissions of air contaminants from the gas well, including the air contaminants identified under Section 382.0161(a)(1).