88R15838 MP-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 4819
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of local regulations to certain
facilities issued a water quality permit by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.029, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) In addition to any condition prescribed under this
section, a permit holder must follow any local ordinances, rules,
or other measures applicable to the permitted facility.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.