85R13023 SLB-D By: Dutton H.B. No. 2497 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 5.552(d), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) In addition to providing notice under Subsection (b)(1), the applicant shall not later than the 30th day after the date the commission determines the application to be administratively complete: (1) at the site of the facility or proposed facility, place a sign with dimensions not less than 16 inches by 9 inches stating: (A) that an application for a permit for a facility at the site has been filed; (B) the name of and contact information for the applicant; (C) the proposed site use; and (D) the manner in which the applicant may be contacted for further information; and (2) comply with any applicable public notice requirements under Chapters 26 and 27 of this code, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, and rules adopted under those chapters. SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an application for a permit that is filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a permit filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.