(a) Any person operating or maintaining an existing facility which emits or has the potential to emit air contaminants shall register with the director.
(b) New or modified facilities.
(1) Any person proposing to construct a new facility or modify an existing facility, as defined in the Texas Clean Air Act, so as to require a Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) permit shall register with the director within 30 days of submittal of the TNRCC permit application.
(2) Any person proposing to construct a new facility that is exempt from TNRCC permit requirements shall register with the director within 30 days of beginning operation.
(c) The director may require, from time to time, a person whose activity causes or may cause emission of an air contaminant to submit to the director such additional information as the director considers necessary to evaluate the air pollution nature or potential of the activity.
(d) Except for official purposes, the director may not disclose information submitted under this chapter relating to secret processes or methods of manufacture or production, which information is identified as confidential when submitted, without the written consent of the person who submits the information. (Ord. Nos. 15079; 19647; 22442)