Amend CSHB 2912 as follows:
      (1)  On page 31, between lines 30-31, insert the following:
            "(3)  "Responsible person" means the person with
ultimate responsibility for the treatment or disposal of the Class
B sludge at a land application unit.  The responsible person is:
                  (A)  the owner of the land application unit if
the sludge being treated or disposed of was generated outside this
state; or
                  (B)  the person who generated the sludge if the
sludge being treated or disposed of was generated in this state."
      (2)  On page 31, lines 31-38, strike proposed subsections
361.121(b) and 361.121(c) and substitute the following:
      "(b)  A person may not apply Class B sludge on a land
application unit unless the responsible person has obtained a
permit issued by the commission under this section:
            (1)  on or after September 1, 2001, if the land
application unit begins operation on or after that date; or
            (2)  on or after September 1, 2003, if the land
application unit begins operation before September 1, 2001.
      (c)  The notice and hearing provisions of Subchapter M,
Chapter 5, Water Code, as added by Chapter 1350, Acts of the 76th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, apply to an application under
this section for a permit, a permit amendment, or a permit
renewal."
      (3)  On page 32, lines 2-10, strike subsection (b), and
substitute the following:
      (b)  For the purposes of administrative efficiency, the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission by rule may develop
categories of persons required to obtain a permit under Section
361.119(b)(2), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, and
may require certain categories of persons to obtain a permit
earlier than the date prescribed by that section.