86R8478 JAM-D
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 1329
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of information regarding certain
enforcement actions by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 7.003, Water Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7.003. ENFORCEMENT REPORT AND STATUS MEETINGS.
SECTION 2. Section 7.003, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(d) The commission shall publish each report required under
Subsection (a) on the commission's Internet website not later than
the 15th day before the date of a meeting of the commission for
which public notice is given.
(e) This subsection applies to an enforcement action that
involves a violation of Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, by or
at a facility. The commission shall file with the state senator and
state representative in whose district the facility that is the
subject of the enforcement action is located a copy of the report
and of the minutes of the meeting reflecting commission action
relating to the report. Until the enforcement action is resolved,
at least once a month the commission shall conduct in the county in
which the facility that is the subject of the enforcement action is
located a public informational meeting regarding the status of the
enforcement action. A representative of the facility that is the
subject of the enforcement action must attend a meeting held under
this subsection and must make a reasonable effort to respond to
questions relevant to the enforcement action at the meeting. The
commission shall publish notice of the meeting once a week for two
consecutive weeks before the meeting in one or more newspapers
having general circulation in the county in which the meeting will
be held. The notice must state the time, location, and subject
matter of the meeting.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.