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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notification of local groundwater conservation |
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districts by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when |
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groundwater contamination is found. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.236(a), Water Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) If the executive director acquires information that |
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confirms that a potential public health hazard exists because |
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usable groundwater has been or is being contaminated, the executive |
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director, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the |
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executive director acquires the information confirming |
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contamination, shall give written notice of the contamination to |
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the following persons: |
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(1) the county judge and the county health officer, if |
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any, in each county in which the contamination has occurred or is |
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occurring; |
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(2) each groundwater district with authority under |
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Chapter 36 or other law to regulate water wells located in the area |
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affected by the groundwater that has been or is being contaminated; |
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(3) any person under the commission's jurisdiction who |
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is suspected of contributing to the contamination; and |
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(4) [(3)] any other state agency with jurisdiction |
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over any person who is suspected of contributing to the |
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contamination. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |