HB3814 —

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Texas statutes: Section 26.0481, Water Code.

• Section 26.0481, Water Code

  Sec. 26.0481. REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF PREPRODUCTION PLASTIC. (a) In this section: (1) "Facility" means a facility where preproduction plastic is manufactured, handled, or transported. (2) "Preproduction plastic" means plastic resin pellets, flakes, fibers, and powders, and powdered coloring for plastics. (3) "Zero discharge or release" means zero preproduction plastics discharged or released to a body of water or to land outside the property line of a facility. (b) The commission by rule shall adopt and implement a program to: (1) ensure zero discharge or release from point and nonpoint sources at facilities; and (2) require the prompt and environmentally responsible containment and cleanup of discharged or released preproduction plastic. (c) Rules adopted under this section must require: (1) a new facility to apply for an individual stormwater permit; (2) an existing facility with a multi-sector general permit applying for permit renewal to apply for an individual stormwater permit; and (3) any permit issued or renewed under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program to prohibit the discharge or release of preproduction plastic from the permitted location. (d) A permit issued or renewed for a facility under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program must: (1) prohibit: (A) any discharge of preproduction plastic by stormwater or wastewater to a body of water outside the property line of a facility; and (B) any release of preproduction plastic to land outside the property line of a facility; and (2) require a permittee to promptly clean up any plastic presumed to have been discharged or released from the facility in a manner that cleans up the most plastic possible without causing harm to the ecosystem or, if the facility contests that the plastic was discharged or released from the facility, immediately contain the plastic to prevent further spread of the plastic. (e) Any preproduction plastic matching the preproduction plastic produced by the facility found outside the property line of a facility is presumed to have been released or discharged by that facility. A facility must be given an opportunity to prove that preproduction plastic found outside the property line of the facility did not originate from the facility, provided that the facility complies with the requirements of Subsection (d)(2). (f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the program adopted under this section must require a facility to adopt and implement: (1) monitoring and reporting practices for the discharge of preproduction plastic from point and nonpoint sources at the facility; and (2) best management practices with respect to: (A) the installation of preproduction plastic containment systems at all storm drain discharge locations at a facility that are down-gradient of an area where preproduction plastic is handled at the facility; (B) a written maintenance program and schedule to ensure that all containment systems are functioning properly; (C) measures to contain preproduction plastic during storage, handling, or transfer of the plastic, including the use of: (i) sealed containers that will not rupture under typical loading and unloading activities; (ii) capture devices under all transfer valves and devices used in loading, unloading, or otherwise transferring preproduction plastic; (iii) vacuums or vacuum-type systems for the quick cleanup of fugitive preproduction plastic; and (iv) a source control and inspection program for all transportation of plastics off site; (D) spill prevention and spill cleanup procedures; (E) updates in science and technology or advances in detection and treatment technologies; (F) an employee training program; and (G) other good housekeeping measures as determined by the commission. (g) The commission may exempt a facility from the requirements of Subsection (f) if the facility satisfies the criteria for a no exposure certification under 40 C.F.R. Section 122.26. The commission shall: (1)

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