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AN ACT
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relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste |
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into or adjacent to waters in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.040, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (h-1) and (h-2) to read as follows: |
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(h-1) After the commission denies or suspends a |
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discharger's authority to discharge under a general permit under |
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Subsection (h), the discharger may not discharge under the general |
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permit until the executive director actively authorizes the |
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discharger to use the general permit. |
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(h-2) The executive director may not use an automatic |
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process to authorize the use of a general permit under Subsection |
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(h-1). |
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SECTION 2. Sections 26.040(h-1) and (h-2), Water Code, as |
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added by this Act, apply only to a denial or suspension ordered on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1302 passed the Senate on |
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April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1302 passed the House on |
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May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |