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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements for newspaper notice of a public |
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meeting on a permit issued under the National Pollutant Discharge |
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Elimination System. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 26.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.054. NEWSPAPER NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR NPDES |
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PERMITS. Newspaper notice that is required for a public meeting |
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regarding an NPDES permit must include, in addition to other |
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applicable requirements, publication of the notice: |
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(1) in a publication that: |
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(A) is generally circulated in the municipality |
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or county in which the facility is located or proposed to be |
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located; and |
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(B) is published in a language taught in a |
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bilingual education program required by Subchapter B, Chapter 29, |
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Education Code, at the elementary or middle school nearest to the |
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facility or proposed facility for which the permit is sought; or |
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(2) in Spanish in the same newspaper as the required |
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notice if a program or publication described by Subdivision (1) |
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does not exist. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application for a permit that is filed with the Texas Commission |
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on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An application for a permit filed before the effective date of this |
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Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |