Enrolled Bill Summary

Rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) sort injection wells under its jurisdiction into classes based on the purpose of the well, proximity to drinking water sources, and other factors. House Bill 2567 amends the Injection Well Act to authorize the TCEQ to issue a permit for disposal of brine from a desalination operation in a Class I injection well, provided the applicant meets all requirements for a Class I injection well permit. The TCEQ must provide by rule for public notice and comment on the permit application, but the application is not subject to the hearing requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.