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	HB 2019	87-0 (2021)	Author: Hefner, Cole	Relating to a study of the conversion of surface mine pits and quarries to water storage reservoirs in order to enhance this state's available water supply.	House: House Administration	Left pending in committee
	SB 699	87-0 (2021)	Author: Hughes, Bryan	Relating to a study of the conversion of surface mine pits and quarries to water storage reservoirs in order to enhance this state's available water supply.	House: House Administration Senate: Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs	Referred to House Administration
	HB 2238	86-0 (2019)	Author: Hefner, Cole	Relating to a study of the feasibility of converting quarries and surface mine pits for use as water storage reservoirs to enhance this state's available water supply.	House: House Administration	Left pending in committee
	HB 2939	86-0 (2019)	Author: Zwiener, Erin	Relating to the operation of certain aggregate production operations.	House: Environmental Regulation	Referred to Environmental Regulation
	HB 4247	86-0 (2019)	Author: Wilson, Terry M. | et. al.	Relating to the operation of rock and concrete crushing facilities at certain locations.	House: Environmental Regulation	Referred to Environmental Regulation
	SB 978	86-0 (2019)	Author: Hughes, Bryan	Relating to a study of the conversion of surface mine pits and quarries to water storage reservoirs in order to enhance this state's available water supply.	Senate: Water & Rural Affairs	Received from the Senate
	HB 2582	85-0 (2017)	Author: Sheffield, J. D. Sponsor: Buckingham, Dawn	Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.	House: Environmental Regulation Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development	Effective immediately
	HB 3200	85-0 (2017)	Author: Murr, Andrew	Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.	House: Environmental Regulation	Left pending in committee
	SB 1917	85-0 (2017)	Author: Buckingham, Dawn	Relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as aggregate production operations.	Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development	Left pending in committee
	SB 2034	85-0 (2017)	Author: Miles, Borris	Relating to creation of a task force to study the health effects of concrete and rock crushing.	Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development	Left pending in committee
	SB 2193	85-0 (2017)	Author: Buckingham, Dawn	Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; authorizing an increase in the amount of a fee.	Senate: Natural Resources & Economic Development	Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
	HB 2277	83-0 (2013)	Author: Crownover, Myra	Relating to the regulation of certain pits used to store flowback or produced water from an oil or gas well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment has been performed.	House: Energy Resources	Referred to Energy Resources
	HB 571	82-0 (2011)	Author: Huberty, Dan | et. al. Sponsor: Williams, Tommy	Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources	Effective on 9/1/11
	SB 160	82-0 (2011)	Author: Williams, Tommy | et. al.	Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
	HB 3833	81-0 (2009)	Author: Hilderbran, Harvey	Relating to the procedure for obtaining an air contaminant emissions permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for a rock crusher.	House: Environmental Regulation	Left pending in committee
	HB 4280	81-0 (2009)	Author: Frost, Stephen	Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.	House: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
	SB 1414	81-0 (2009)	Author: Williams, Tommy Sponsor: Frost, Stephen	Relating to the regulation of certain aggregate production operations by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; providing penalties.	House: Natural Resources Senate: Natural Resources	Placed on General State Calendar
	HB 2910	80-0 (2007)	Author: Gattis, Dan Sponsor: Ogden, Steve	Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to regulate certain quarry activities.	House: Environmental Regulation Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
	HB 3570	80-0 (2007)	Author: Rose, Patrick	Relating to the regulation of quarries; providing penalties.	House: Natural Resources	Committee report sent to Calendars
	HB 3631	80-0 (2007)	Author: Van Arsdale, Corbin	Relating to the location of a quarry and associated pits in relation to residences in certain counties.	House: Natural Resources	Withdrawn from schedule
	SB 712	80-0 (2007)	Author: Fraser, Troy	Relating to the regulation of quarries; providing penalties.	Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
	HB 2886	79-0 (2005)	Author: Keffer, Jim	Relating to the protection of water quality in watersheds threatened by quarry activities; establishing a pilot program; providing a penalty.	House: Environmental Regulation	Left pending in committee
	SB 785	79-0 (2005)	Author: Fraser, Troy Sponsor: Rose, Patrick	Relating to the regulation of quarries; providing penalties.	House: Environmental Regulation Senate: Natural Resources	Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
	SB 1354	79-0 (2005)	Author: Estes, Craig Sponsor: Keffer, Jim	Relating to the protection of water quality in watersheds threatened by quarry activities; establishing a pilot program in a certain portion of the Brazos River watershed; providing penalties.	House: Environmental Regulation Senate: Natural Resources	Effective immediately
	HB 547	78-0 (2003)	Author: Wohlgemuth, Arlene Sponsor: Averitt, Kip	Relating to the distance between certain pits that are part of quarrying operations and adjacent property.	House: Land & Resource Management Senate: Natural Resources	Effective on 9/1/03
	HB 2847	78-0 (2003)	Author: Farabee, David Sponsor: Jackson, Mike	Relating to the transfer of the powers, duties, and functions under the Texas Aggregate Quarry and Pit Safety Act from the railroad commission to the department of transportation.	House: County Affairs Senate: Natural Resources	Effective on 9/1/03
	HB 3316	78-0 (2003)	Author: Wilson, Ron	Relating to the regulation of the location of, and aggregate piles maintained by the operators of, portable rock crushing machines.	House: Land & Resource Management	Referred to Land and Resource Management
	SB 913	78-0 (2003)	Author: Fraser, Troy	Relating to air quality permitting of rock crushers.	Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
	HB 1838	77-0 (2001)	Author: Denny, Mary Sponsor: Nelson, Jane	Relating to the distance between certain pits that are part of quarrying operations and adjacent property.	House: Land & Resource Management Senate: Natural Resources	Effective on 9/1/01
	HB 2538	77-0 (2001)	Author: Walker, Gary | et. al.	Relating to the regulation of aggregate quarries; providing for an administrative penalty.	House: Land & Resource Management	Left pending in committee
	SB 910	77-0 (2001)	Author: Shapiro, Florence	Relating to the regulation of aggregate quarries; providing for an administrative penalty.	House: Land & Resource Management Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Land and Resource Management
	HB 2234	76-0 (1999)	Author: Denny, Mary | et. al.	Relating to the distance between certain pits that are part of quarrying operations and adjacent property.	House: Land & Resource Management Senate: Natural Resources	Referred to Natural Resources
	HB 2732	76-0 (1999)	Author: Denny, Mary	Relating to regulation of quarries or pits in certain counties.	House: Land & Resource Management	Left pending in committee
	HB 1530	67-0 (1981)	Author: Bock II, Bennie	Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate and control the establishment, operations, and reclamations of limestone quarries and land encompassed thereby, providing for local option to implement the same.	House: Natural Resources	Subcommittee laid on table subject to call
	HB 737	59-0 (1965)	Author: Markgraf, Jim	Relating to injunctions and temporary restraining orders against quarry and open pit mining operations.
	HB 709	52-0 (1951)	Author: Tatum, Raymond T.R.	Relating to levying an occupation tax on producers of asphaltic limestone and/or rock asphalt, providing for the filing of reports, keeping records and allocating said revenues.
	HB 526	47-0 (1941)	Author: Spacek, Rudolph B. | et. al.	Relating to levying a certain tax on the production of all pit run gravel, washed gravel, sand, crushed rock and/or stone of any form used in road building or in the construction of buildings; providing for penalties.
	HB 505	46-0 (1939)	Author: Hardeman, Dorsey B. | et. al.	Relating to establishing a state manufacturing plant or plants.
	HB 384	40-0 (1927)	Author: Runge, Roscoe Conkling	Relating to the establishment of a state manufacturing plant or plants.

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