HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES — NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Environmental Regulation 

TIME & DATE:  10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 

PLACE:        E2.016 
CHAIR:        Rep. Brooks Landgraf 

To accommodate all attendees wishing to testify, public testimony may be limited at the discretion of the chair.

The House Committee on Environmental Regulation will meet in a public hearing to hear invited testimony only on the following interim charge:

Monitoring: Monitor the implementation and associated rulemaking of legislation passed by the Committee and enacted by the 89th Legislature to ensure that legislative purposes are properly implemented, including the following:

     • HB 3866, relating to the installation and operation of intermediate

     bulk container recycling facilities;

     • HB 4413, relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass   feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals;

     • SB 763, relating to standard permits for certain concrete

     plants; and

     • SB 2037, relating to permit application review and contested case      procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct

     or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal.

The House Committee on Environmental Regulation will hear public and invited testimony on the following interim charges:

Improving the Regulatory Process: Study environmental regulations governing air, land, and water quality, waste disposal, and industrial development. Examine opportunities to streamline permitting processes, reduce unnecessary or duplicative regulatory requirements, and improve coordination among responsible agencies. Evaluate how current regulatory requirements affect economic development, infrastructure investment, and business operations across the state while ensuring environmental safeguards remain effective. Develop recommendations to improve regulatory processes, interagency coordination, and provide greater predictability for regulated entities.

Agency Oversight: Pursuant to the broad oversight responsibilities granted to the Committee under Section 301.014, Government Code, and the House Rules of Procedure, monitor the agencies under the Committee’s jurisdiction, including for fraud, waste, and abuse, where applicable. The jurisdiction of the Environmental Regulation Committee includes the following agencies:

     • Environmental matters that are regulated by the Department of State      Health Services or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

     • Oversight of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as it

     relates to environmental regulation; and

     • The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.

Online submission of public comments will be available on the following topics:

Implementation of HB 3866, 89R

Implementation of HB 4413, 89R

Implementation of SB 763, 89R

Implementation of SB 2037, 89R

Improving the Regulatory Process

Agency Oversight: Texas Department of State Health Services

Agency Oversight: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Agency Oversight: TX Low-Level Radioactive Waste Displ Cmpt Comm

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to

agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until

the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c260

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.