BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2497 |
By: Dutton |
Environmental Regulation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties contend that the surrounding community of a facility or proposed facility for which an environmental permit is sought is too often unaware of the permit application and therefore unable to comment on the permit's potential impact on the community. C.S.H.B. 2497 seeks to address this issue by providing for the placement of a sign with certain information at the site of the facility or proposed facility.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2497 amends the Water Code to require an applicant for an environmental permit to place, at the site of the facility or proposed facility for which the applicant is required to publish notice of intent to obtain the permit, a sign that complies with rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) stating that an application for a permit for a facility at the site has been filed and the manner in which TCEQ may be contacted for further information.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2017.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2497 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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