Austin, Texas — Texas lawmakers have sent a bill to Gov. Greg Abbott that would require a number of regulatory changes for ammonium nitrate in the state. The legislation, which received House approval on May 8 (GM May 19, p. 16) before gaining Senate approval on May 21, would require AN facilities to store the product away from combustible materials; would move AN regulatory oversight from the Department of State Health Services to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), and would require TCEQ to make the Tier II reports submitted by chemical facilities available to the public; and would give the Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) the authority to inspect AN facilities and issue citations if operators fail to bring their facilities into compliance within 10 days.
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