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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.552, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(d) In addition to providing notice under Subsection |
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(b)(1), the applicant shall, not later than the 30th day after the |
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date the commission determines the application to be |
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administratively complete: |
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(1) at the site of the facility or proposed facility, |
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place a sign stating: |
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(A) that an application for a permit for a |
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facility at the site has been filed; |
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(B) the name of and contact information for the |
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applicant; |
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(C) the proposed site use; and |
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(D) the manner in which the applicant may be |
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contacted for further information; and |
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(2) comply with any applicable public notice |
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requirements under Chapters 26 and 27 of this code, Chapter 361, |
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Health and Safety Code, and rules adopted under those chapters. |
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(d-1) The sign required by Subsection (d) must: |
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(1) have dimensions not smaller than 18 inches by 28 |
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inches; |
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(2) consist of dark letters on a white background; and |
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(3) consist of lettering: |
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(A) at least 1.5 inches in height; and |
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(B) in block capital letters. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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an application that is filed with the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An application filed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |