H.B. No. 2582         AN ACT   relating to an exemption for certain quarries from regulation as   aggregate production operations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 28A.001(1), Water Code, is amended to   read as follows:                (1)  "Aggregate production operation" means the site   from which aggregates are being or have been removed or extracted   from the earth, including the entire areas of extraction, stripped   areas, haulage ramps, and the land on which the plant processing the   raw materials is located, exclusive of any land owned or leased by   the responsible party not being currently used in the production of   aggregates. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "aggregate   production operation" does not include:                      (A)  a site at which the materials that are being   removed or extracted from the earth are used or processed at the   same site or at a related site under the control of the same   responsible party for the production of cement or lightweight   aggregates, or in a lime kiln;                      (B)  a temporary site that is being used solely to   provide aggregate products for use in a public works project   involving the Texas Department of Transportation or a local   governmental entity;                      (C)  an extraction area from which all raw   material is extracted for use as fill or for other construction uses   at the same or a contiguous site; [or]                      (D)  a site at which the materials that are being   removed or extracted from the earth are used or processed for use in   the construction, modification, or expansion of a solid waste   facility at the site or another location; or                      (E)  a site at which:                            (i)  the materials being removed or   extracted from the earth are specialty or terrazo-type stone   removed or extracted exclusively for decorative or artistic uses;   and                            (ii)  the portion of the specialty or   terrazo-type stone horizon that is exposed for current production   for commercial sale in the site does not exceed five acres.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2582 was passed by the House on April   20, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 2582 was passed by the Senate on May   12, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor