HB 327 — The permitting of concrete batch plants located in an ar

90R4388 KRM-D By: Ward Johnson H.B. No. 327 relating to the permitting of concrete batch plants located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations.

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.051991 to read as follows: Sec. 382.051991. PERMIT FOR CERTAIN CONCRETE BATCH PLANTS NOT SUBJECT TO MUNICIPAL ZONING. (a) This section applies only to a concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing. (b) The commission may not issue or authorize the use of a permit under Section 382.0518, 382.05195, 382.05196, 382.05198, or 382.051985 for the operation of a concrete plant located: (1) in an area of a municipality that is not subject to zoning regulations; and (2) within five miles of a school, licensed day-care center, or hospital.

SECTION 2. Section 382.051991, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a permit or authorization the application for which is filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. A permit or authorization the application for which is filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.