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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 81(R)

Senate Bill 1080

Senate Author:  Jackson, Mike

Effective:  9-1-09

House Sponsor:  Hancock et al.


            Senate Bill 1080 amends the Water Code to establish that an act or event that would otherwise be a violation of a statute, rule, or permit within the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is not a violation if a person can establish that the act or event was caused solely by compliance with the general duty clause of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.