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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement to make certain environmental and water |
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use permit applications available online. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 5.559 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.559. INTERNET WEBSITE POSTING OF APPLICATION. After |
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an application has been determined to be administratively complete, |
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the applicant or the commission shall: |
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(1) post on a publicly accessible Internet website: |
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(A) the application; and |
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(B) any subsequent revision or supplement to the |
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application as the revision or supplement becomes available; and |
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(2) until the commission takes final action on the |
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application: |
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(A) maintain the posting on the Internet website; |
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and |
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(B) include the address of the Internet website |
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in any public notice provided by the applicant or commission, |
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including under Section 5.552 or 5.553. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 11.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.159. INTERNET WEBSITE POSTING OF APPLICATION. |
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After an application has been determined to be administratively |
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complete, the applicant or the commission shall: |
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(1) post on a publicly accessible Internet website: |
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(A) the application, the map, and any supporting |
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materials required by this subchapter; and |
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(B) any subsequent revision or supplement to the |
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application as the revision or supplement becomes available; and |
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(2) until the commission takes final action on the |
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application: |
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(A) maintain the posting; and |
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(B) include the address of the Internet website |
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in any public notice provided by the applicant or commission, |
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including under Section 11.132. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application received by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. An application |
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received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the application was received, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |