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House Bill 571 |
House Author: Huberty et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Williams |
House Bill 571 amends the Water Code to establish a registration and inspection program for active aggregate production operations to be administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). TCEQ sets the annual registration fee in an amount not to exceed $1,000. TCEQ is required to conduct an annual survey of the state to identify all active aggregate production operations and ensure that each one is registered, and may assess a penalty of not less than $5,000 and not more than $10,000 for each year in which an aggregate production operation is active without being registered. The total penalty may not exceed $25,000. TCEQ is required to inspect each aggregate production operation for compliance with applicable environmental laws and rules at least once every three years and sets out content requirements for TCEQ's annual enforcement report.