| Vote Recommendation | Economic Freedom | Property Rights | Personal Responsibility | Limited Government | Individual Liberty |
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| Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral | Neutral |
Relating to plot plan requirements for an application for a standard permit for a concrete batch plant issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
HB 416 requires that an application for a permit for a concrete plant must include: a distance scale; a north arrow; all property lines, emission points, buildings, tanks, and process vessels and other process equipment in the area in which the facility will be located; at least two benchmark locations in the area in which the facility will be located; and if the permit requires a distance, setback, or buffer from other property or structures as a condition of the permit, whether the required distance or setback will be met.
On the one hand, this bill adds to the government-imposed requirements for concrete plants by adding new requirements to the permit application process. On the other hand, this bill may protect the rights of neighboring property owners to not have their property suffer undue damage from concrete plants. Due to these conflicting liberty principles, Texas Action remains neutral on HB 416.