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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the translation of certain forms and information |
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associated with complaints filed with the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.176, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall provide for the translation of the |
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following into Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Tagalog, and Urdu: |
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(1) any information provided through a publicly |
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available Internet-based system for accessing or monitoring a |
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complaint file maintained under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) the form associated with the Internet-based |
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complaint submission procedure established under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |