By Maxey, Chisum H.B. No. 3281 76R13353 SMH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authority of a state agency to report to a 1-3 regulated entity on violations of certain environmental or health 1-4 and safety laws in order to help prevent future violations. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. The Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit 1-7 Privilege Act (Article 4447cc, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is 1-8 amended by adding Section 14 to read as follows: 1-9 Sec. 14. AUTHORITY OF STATE AGENCY TO REPORT TO REGULATED 1-10 ENTITY ON VIOLATIONS. (a) Notwithstanding Section 5 of this Act, a 1-11 state agency to which violations of environmental or health and 1-12 safety laws are disclosed under this Act may, on request, provide a 1-13 regulated entity or an entity representing regulated entities a 1-14 summary of common and significant violations of those laws by 1-15 regulated entities in order to help prevent future violations. A 1-16 summary of violations is not required to include any violation 1-17 disclosed to the agency before September 1, 1999. 1-18 (b) This section does not authorize a state agency to 1-19 disclose information that would permit identification of a 1-20 violation by any particular person. 1-21 SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Title 71, Revised Statutes, is amended 1-22 by adding Article 4447dd to read as follows: 1-23 Art. 4447dd. AUTHORITY OF STATE AGENCY TO REPORT TO 1-24 REGULATED ENTITIES ON VIOLATIONS. A state agency may provide to 2-1 regulated entities summaries of common and significant violations 2-2 of environmental or health and safety laws, other than violations 2-3 disclosed to the agency under the Texas Environmental, Health, and 2-4 Safety Audit Privilege Act (Article 4447cc, Vernon's Texas Civil 2-5 Statutes), in order to help prevent future violations. A summary 2-6 of violations is not required to include any violation that came to 2-7 the agency's attention before September 1, 1999. 2-8 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-9 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-10 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-11 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-12 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-13 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-14 passage, and it is so enacted.