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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of information regarding certain |
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enforcement actions by the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 7.003, Water Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.003. ENFORCEMENT REPORT AND STATUS MEETINGS. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.003, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) The commission shall publish each report required under |
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Subsection (a) on the commission's Internet website not later than |
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the 15th day before the date of a meeting of the commission for |
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which public notice is given. |
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(e) This subsection applies to an enforcement action that |
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involves a violation of Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, by or |
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at a facility. The commission shall file with the state senator and |
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state representative in whose district the facility that is the |
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subject of the enforcement action is located a copy of the report |
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and of the minutes of the meeting reflecting commission action |
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relating to the report. Until the enforcement action is resolved, |
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at least once a month the commission shall conduct in the county in |
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which the facility that is the subject of the enforcement action is |
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located a public informational meeting regarding the status of the |
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enforcement action. A representative of the facility that is the |
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subject of the enforcement action must attend a meeting held under |
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this subsection and must make a reasonable effort to respond to |
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questions relevant to the enforcement action at the meeting. The |
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commission shall publish notice of the meeting once a week for two |
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consecutive weeks before the meeting in one or more newspapers |
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having general circulation in the county in which the meeting will |
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be held. The notice must state the time, location, and subject |
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matter of the meeting. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |