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House Bill 2771 |
House Author: Lozano |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Hughes |
House Bill 2771, on delegation of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit authority for discharges of produced water, hydrostatic test water, and gas plant effluent to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, transfers from the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to TCEQ the powers, duties, functions, programs, and activities of the RRC relating to the regulation of such discharges into water in Texas, other than discharges resulting from spills or other unplanned releases. The bill amends the Water Code to make related changes.