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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality to issue an emergency or temporary order requested by a |
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county judge following a weather emergency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 5, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 5.517 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.517. EMERGENCY OR TEMPORARY ORDER CONCERNING DEBRIS |
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DISPOSAL AFTER WEATHER EMERGENCY. (a) On request of the county |
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judge of a county, the commission may issue an emergency or |
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temporary order under this subchapter concerning solid waste |
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disposal or management or controlled outdoor burning of debris |
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following a weather emergency in the county regardless of whether a |
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state of disaster or state of emergency has been declared under |
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state or federal law. |
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(b) The commission shall respond to a request for an |
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emergency or temporary order described by Subsection (a) as soon as |
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practicable after the commission receives the request. |
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(c) Section 5.502 does not apply to a request submitted |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5.517, Water Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies to a weather emergency occurring before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |