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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice of certain accidental discharges or spills to |
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local government officials by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.039, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (b-1) and amending Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) As soon as possible after receiving notice under |
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Subsection (b), the commission shall notify appropriate local |
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government officials of the discharge or spill. |
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(e) Except as provided by Subsection (g), if an accidental |
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discharge or spill described by Subsection (b) from a wastewater |
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treatment or collection facility owned or operated by a local |
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government may adversely affect a public or private source of |
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drinking water, the individual shall also notify [appropriate local |
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government officials and] local media. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |