50 likes | 204 Views
House Bill (HB) 571: Regulation of Certain Aggregate Production Operations. Lynda Clayton, Team Leader, Water Quality Assessment Water Quality Advisory Work Group Meeting July 19, 2011. Applicability & Definitions. HB 571 is applicable to all aggregate production operations
E N D
House Bill (HB) 571: Regulation of Certain Aggregate Production Operations Lynda Clayton, Team Leader, Water Quality Assessment Water Quality Advisory Work Group Meeting July 19, 2011
Applicability & Definitions • HB 571 is applicable to all aggregate production operations • Aggregate Production Operation: the site from which aggregates are being or have been removed or extracted from the earth • Aggregate: any commonly recognized construction material originating from an aggregate production operation
Requirements of HB 571 • Aggregate production operations must register with TCEQ annually. • Initial registration is required by all applicable aggregate production operations by September 1, 2012. • TCEQ must establish registration fees not to exceed $1,000. • TCEQ must survey the state annually for aggregate production facilities.
Requirements of HB 571 • TCEQ must inspect each aggregate production operation every three years. • TCEQ must establish penalties of no less than $5,000 and no more than $10,000 for every year in which an aggregate production facility operates without registration (total penalty no greater than $25,000). • The effective date of HB571 is September 1, 2011
Implementation of HB 571: The path forward • Initiation of rule making to add new 30 TAC 342 • Development of stakeholder group and upcoming meeting • Time line