89R2841 DRS-D
By: Lalani H.B. No. 456
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the translation of certain forms and information
associated with complaints filed with the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.176, Water Code, is amended by adding
Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The commission shall provide for the translation of the
following into Arabic, Hindi, Mandarin, Tagalog, and Urdu:
(1) any information provided through a publicly
available Internet-based system for accessing or monitoring a
complaint file maintained under Subsection (a); and
(2) the form associated with the Internet-based
complaint submission procedure established under Subsection (b).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.