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BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center

S.B. 766

 

By: Zaffirini

 

Natural Resources

 

8/4/2025

 

Enrolled

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

H.B. 2912 (2001) changed the name of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) via the Sunset Commission process, with the name change taking effect on January 1, 2004.

 

There are, however, still more than 100 references to the old name, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, in existing code. S.B. 766 simply would cure these defects by changing all references to TNRCC to the current name, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

 

S.B. 766 amends current law relating to the correction of references to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

Rulemaking authority previously granted to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission is transferred to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in SECTION 18 (Section 365.013, Health and Safety Code) of this bill.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

Amends the following codes to reflect the change of the name of the state's environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ:

 

SECTION 1. Section 76.001, Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 2. Sections 76.003(b), (c), and (d), Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 3. Section 76.004(b), Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 4. Sections 76.007(b), (c), (d), and (e), Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 5. Section 76.131(a), Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 6. Section 76.132, Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 7. Section 134.001(8), Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 8. Section 201.006(f), Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 9. Section 201.027, Agriculture Code.

 

SECTION 10. Section 418.122(a), Government Code.

 

SECTION 11. Section 660.203(a), Government Code.

 

SECTION 12. Section 1501.251, Government Code.

 

SECTION 13. Section 2166.404(a), Government Code.

 

SECTION 14. Section 362.004(a), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 15. Sections 363.004(2) and (3), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 16. Section 364.011(c), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 17. Section 365.011(1), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 18. Section 365.013(a), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 19. Section 366.002(2), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 20. Section 369.001(1), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 21. Sections 370.002(2) and (4), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 22. Section 371.003(3), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 23. Section 383.003(5), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 24. Section 384.001(1), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 25. Section 384.012, Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 26. Section 388.002(5), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 27. Section 389.001, Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 28. Section 401.415(d), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 29. Section 753.008(a), Health and Safety Code.

 

SECTION 30. Section 42.024(b), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 31. Sections 42.024(c)(1), (3), and (4), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 32. Section 43.0712(b), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 33. Section 304.001(f), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 34. Section 395.080, Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 35. Section 552.044(8), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 36. Section 562.012(f), Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 37. Section 580.001, Local Government Code.

 

SECTION 38. Sections 33.203(7) and (19), Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 39. Section 33.2051(b), Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 40. Section 33.2053(f), Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 41. Section 111.0192(a), Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 42. Section 111.305, Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 43. Section 131.139(a), Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 44. Section 131.141, Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 45. Section 141.012(a), Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 46. Section 141.074, Natural Resources Code.

 

SECTION 47. Section 1301.057(a), Occupations Code.

 

SECTION 48. Section 1904.001(1), Occupations Code.

 

SECTION 49. Sections 2304.001(1) and (2), Occupations Code.

 

SECTION 50. Section 28.03(d), Penal Code.

 

SECTION 51. Sections 11.082(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife Code.

 

SECTION 52. Section 11.083(a), Parks and Wildlife Code.

 

SECTION 53. Sections 14.002(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife Code.

 

SECTION 54. Section 3875.002(2), Special District Local Laws Code.

 

SECTION 55. Section 34.06(f), Tax Code.

 

SECTION 56. Section 201.604(d), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 57. Section 201.612(d), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 58. Sections 548.001(3) and (4), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 59. Sections 548.006(a), (c), and (h), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 60. Section 548.301(b), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 61. Section 548.302, Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 62. Section 548.3065(c-1), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 63. Sections 548.4045(a) and (b), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 64. Section 548.5055(c), Transportation Code.

 

SECTION 65. Subchapter B, Chapter 5, Water Code.

 

SECTION 66. Subchapter C, Chapter 5, Water Code.

 

SECTION 67. Section 5.051, Water Code.

 

SECTION 68. Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Water Code.

 

SECTION 69. Section 5.179, Water Code.

 

SECTION 70. Section 6.001(3), Water Code.

 

SECTION 71. Section 7.001(1), Water Code.

 

SECTION 72. Sections 11.039(a) and (b), Water Code.

 

SECTION 73. Sections 15.001(2) and (4), Water Code.

 

SECTION 74. Section 15.851(1), Water Code.

 

SECTION 75. Section 15.853(a), Water Code.

 

SECTION 76. Sections 16.001(2) and (4), Water Code.

 

SECTION 77. Sections 17.001(2) and (4), Water Code.

 

SECTION 78. Sections 26.001(2) and (4), Water Code.

 

SECTION 79. Section 26.0345(a), Water Code.

 

SECTION 80. Section 26.179(b), Water Code.

 

SECTION 81. Sections 28.001(1) and (2), Water Code.

 

SECTION 82. Section 30.004(a), Water Code.

 

SECTION 83. Section 30.106, Water Code.

 

SECTION 84. Sections 31.001(1) and (2), Water Code.

 

SECTION 85. Section 35.002(2), Water Code.

 

SECTION 86. Section 36.001(2), Water Code.

 

SECTION 87. Section 37.001(1), Water Code.

 

SECTION 88. Section 41.0082, Water Code.

 

SECTION 89. Section 42.009, Water Code.

 

SECTION 90. Section 43.0052, Water Code.

 

SECTION 91. Section 44.009, Water Code.

 

SECTION 92. Section 46.008(a), Water Code.

 

SECTION 93. Section 46.010, Water Code.

 

SECTION 94. Section 49.001(a)(2), Water Code.

 

SECTION 95. Sections 51.001(5) and (6), Water Code.

 

SECTION 96. Sections 54.001(4) and (5), Water Code.

 

SECTION 97. Sections 55.001(3) and (4), Water Code.

 

SECTION 98. Section 56.022(b), Water Code.

 

SECTION 99. Section 56.242(c), Water Code.

 

SECTION 100. Section 56.311(d), Water Code.

 

SECTION 101. Sections 57.001(5) and (6), Water Code.

 

SECTION 102. Section 58.001(5), Water Code.

 

SECTION 103. Section 60.249(c), Water Code.

 

SECTION 104. Sections 65.001(4) and (5), Water Code.

 

SECTION 105. Sections 66.001(2) and (3), Water Code.

 

SECTION 106. Repealer: Section 57.001(3) (relating to defining "water commission"), Water Code.

 

SECTION 107. Effective date: September 1, 2025.