By: Ratliff S.B. No. 650 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the regulation of nonpoint source water pollution, 1-2 stormwater discharges, wet weather water quality standards and 1-3 control of sanitary sewer overflows. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended 1-6 by adding a new Section 26.0271 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 26.0271. NONPOINT SOURCE AND WET WEATHER WATER QUALITY. 1-8 (a) The Commission shall not adopt any regulation to address 1-9 nonpoint source water pollution, stormwater discharges, wet weather 1-10 water quality standards, or control of sanitary sewer overflows 1-11 that exceeds applicable federal law, policy, regulations, or 1-12 standards addressing the same issue. 1-13 (b) If the Commission proposes a regulation concerning 1-14 nonpoint source water pollution, stormwater discharges, wet weather 1-15 water quality standards, or control of sanitary sewer overflows, it 1-16 shall include in the proposal a legal analysis demonstrating that 1-17 the proposed rule does not exceed applicable federal law, policy, 1-18 regulations, or standards addressing the same issue. 1-19 (c) In implementing regulations to address nonpoint source 1-20 water pollution, stormwater discharges, wet weather water quality 1-21 standards, or control of sanitary sewer overflows, the Commission 1-22 shall employ the maximum flexibility allowed under the federal law, 1-23 policy, regulations, or standards addressing the same issue; shall 2-1 take into consideration the financial conditions and constraints of 2-2 local governments affected thereby; and shall allow such local 2-3 governments ample time to design and develop cost-effective control 2-4 methods or facilities before initiating enforcement actions. 2-5 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.