Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1591 adds a new section to the Water Code to authorize the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to exempt an applicant from pollution control and abatement regulations if the applicant proposes to use an alternative method or standard that is at least as protective of the environment and public health as the commission prescribes and that is not inconsistent with federal law. The act stipulates that this section does not authorize exemptions to statutes or regulations for storing, handling, processing, or disposing of low-level radioactive materials.