TO: | Honorable Dennis Bonnen, Chair, House Committee on Environmental Regulation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3780 by Bonnen (Relating to initiation of enforcement by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for violations based on information received from a private individual.), As Introduced |
The bill would provide that if the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) determines that there are multiple violations by a permittee based upon information received from a private individual, only those that require formal enforcement would be included in any proposed enforcement action. Violations that do not require formal enforcement would not be included in any enforcement action when those actions are reported to the TCEQ by a private individual if they are not repeat violations and they have been corrected.
Administrative costs to the TCEQ in implementing the provisions of the bill are not expected to be significant.
Source Agencies: | 582 Commission on Environmental Quality
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LBB Staff: | JOB, WK, TL
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