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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain procedures for civil suits brought by local |
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governments or certain other persons for violations of certain laws |
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under the jurisdiction of, or rules adopted or orders or permits |
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issued by, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.3511(d), Water Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) A local government, a person affected, or an authorized |
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agent may institute a claim described by Subsection (b) [on or] |
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after [the 90th day after the date] the attorney general and the |
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executive director of the commission receive the notice required by |
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Subsection (c) unless [before the 90th day after the date the notice |
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is received] the commission has commenced a proceeding under |
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Subchapter C or the attorney general has commenced a civil suit |
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under Subchapter D concerning at least one of the alleged |
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violations set forth in the notice. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.3511(e), Water Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |