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Floor Packet Page No. 8

Amend CSHB 2694 as follows:

(1) On page 4, between lines 24 and 25, insert the following appropriately numbered sections:

SECTION 1.08. Chapter 5, TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION COMMISSIONS, is amended by adding Section 5.003 to read as follows:

Sec. 5.003. MISSION STATEMENT. The mission of the Commission on Environmental Quality is the protection of human health and the environment.

SECTION 1.09. Section 5.011, Water Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 5.011. PURPOSE OF CHAPTER. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide an organizational structure for the commission that will provide more efficient and effective administration of the conservation of natural resources and the protection of the environment and human health in this state and to define the duties, responsibilities, authority, and functions of the commission and the executive director.