86R11682 JAM-D
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 2055
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 for
which a decision or order of the commission has become final as
provided by Section 2001.144, Government Code, and that involves a
violation of Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, by or at a
municipal solid waste facility. On the request of a state senator
or state representative, the commission quarterly 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 post
notice of the meeting on the commission's Internet website and
publish the notice 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. The owner of the
facility that is the subject of the enforcement action must
reimburse the commission for the cost of publishing notice under
this section.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.