S.B. No. 1080
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to compliance with federal occupational safety and health
  standards in environmental enforcement.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 7, Water Code, is amended
  by adding Section 7.256 to read as follows:
         Sec. 7.256.  COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
  HEALTH STANDARDS. If a person can establish that an act or event
  that otherwise would be a violation of a statute within the
  commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted or an order or permit
  issued by the commission under such a statute was caused solely by
  compliance with the general duty clause of the federal Occupational
  Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. Section 654), the act or
  event is not a violation of that statute, rule, order, or permit.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1080 passed the Senate on
  April 9, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1080 passed the House on
  May 26, 2009, by the following vote:  Yeas 141, Nays 0, one present
  not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor