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By:  Armbrister                                                   S.B. No. 1378
	(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2003; March 19, 2003, read 
first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; 
April 24, 2003, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 
Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 10, Nays 0; April 24, 2003, 
sent to printer.)


COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1378                                   By:  Staples


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the disposal of brine from desalination operations.             
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 27, Water Code, is amended 
by adding Section 27.021 to read as follows:
	Sec. 27.021.  PERMIT FOR DISPOSAL OF BRINE FROM DESALINATION 
OPERATIONS IN CLASS I WELLS.  (a)  The commission may issue a permit 
to dispose of brine produced by a desalination operation in a Class 
I injection well if the applicant for the permit meets all the 
statutory and regulatory requirements for the issuance of a permit 
for a Class I injection well.
	(b)  The commission by rule shall provide for public notice 
and comment on an application for a permit authorized by this 
section.  Notwithstanding Section 27.018, an application for a 
permit authorized by this section is not subject to the hearing 
requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           



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