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The petro-chemical won their portion of the battle as did the education lobby before them. I would not be suprised if waiting to dothis change is what held up the bill.

Look at the following section which was added to the House committee report. This is listed under the section "The bill does not apply to:"

(4) property owned or leased by an employer who is
required to submit a risk management plan under Section 112(r) of
the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7412) and on which the
primary business conducted is the manufacture, use, storage, or
transportation of hazardous, combustible, or explosive materials
regulated under state or federal law

This could be interpreted as manufacturing/processing plants, trucking companies, Hank Hill's propane and propane accessories business. How about the Wal-Mart or hardware store that stores propane bottles...well , I guest that is nto their primary business. Never mind about the last two.

It still could be a big win for the vast majority of workers in the state but I sorely regret the loss of parity for those in the petro-chemical industry and for those involved in education.

I guess incrementalism is the name of the game in this arena, but it is really frustrating for those left behind this session...assuming we are not ALL left behind. That could still be the case.

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