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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 for |
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which a decision or order of the commission has become final as |
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provided by Section 2001.144, Government Code, and that involves a |
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violation of Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, by or at a |
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municipal solid waste facility. On the request of a state senator |
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or state representative, the commission quarterly shall conduct in |
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the county in which the facility that is the subject of the |
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enforcement action is located a public informational meeting |
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regarding the status of the enforcement action. A representative |
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of the facility that is the subject of the enforcement action must |
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attend a meeting held under this subsection and must make a |
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reasonable effort to respond to questions relevant to the |
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enforcement action at the meeting. The commission shall post |
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notice of the meeting on the commission's Internet website and |
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publish the notice once a week for two consecutive weeks before the |
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meeting in one or more newspapers having general circulation in the |
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county in which the meeting will be held. The notice must state the |
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time, location, and subject matter of the meeting. The owner of the |
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facility that is the subject of the enforcement action must |
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reimburse the commission for the cost of publishing notice under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |