79R12305 SLO-D
By: McReynolds, Blake, Hughes, et al. H.B. No. 2370
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of poultry facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.0286(a), Water Code, is amended by
adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
(3) "Liquid waste handling system" means a system in
which fresh water or wastewater is used for transporting and land
applying waste.
SECTION 2. Section 26.0286, Water Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) This section does not apply to a poultry operation that
does not use a liquid waste handling system.
SECTION 3. Section 26.301, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subdivision (5) to read as follows:
(5) "Liquid waste handling system" has the meaning
assigned by Section 26.0286.
SECTION 4. Section 26.302, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subsections (b-1) and (d) to read as follows:
(b-1) The State Soil and Water Conservation Board may
certify a water quality management plan for a poultry facility
that:
(1) does not use a liquid waste handling system; and
(2) has obtained a permit or other authorization from
the commission.
(d) This section does not affect the authority of the
commission to investigate or take enforcement action against an
unauthorized discharge under Section 26.121.
SECTION 5. Section 201.026(e), Agriculture Code, as added
by Section 1, Chapter 1189, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2001, is amended to read as follows:
(e) At the request of the landowner, the state board may
develop and certify a water quality management plan for any
agricultural or silvicultural land in the state. Section
26.302(b-1), Water Code, applies to a water quality management plan
developed or certified for use by a poultry facility under this
section.
SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.