89R4246 DRS-D
By: Allen H.B. No. 1412
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the location of certain public meetings for certain
permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.554, Water Code, is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 5.554. PUBLIC MEETING. (a) During the public comment
period, the executive director may hold one or more public meetings
in the county in which the facility is located or proposed to be
located. The executive director shall hold a public meeting:
(1) on the request of a member of the legislature who
represents the general area in which the facility is located or
proposed to be located; or
(2) if the executive director determines that there is
substantial public interest in the proposed activity.
(b) A public meeting requested under Subsection (a)(1)
shall be held in the house district in which the facility or
proposed facility is located or proposed to be located.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not apply
to a public meeting held under Section 5.554, Water Code, as amended
by this Act, for which the location of the public meeting was
determined before the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.