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AN ACT
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relating to certain notices sent by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.128, Water Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and |
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(a-3) to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall encourage the use of electronic |
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reporting through the Internet, to the extent practicable, for |
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reports required by the commission. Notwithstanding any other law, |
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the commission may[:
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[(1)] adjust fees as necessary to encourage electronic |
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reporting and the use of the commission's electronic document |
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receiving system. An electronic report must be submitted in a |
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format prescribed by the commission. The commission may consult |
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with the Department of Information Resources on developing a simple |
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format for use in implementing this subsection. |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may[;
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and
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[(2)] utilize electronic means of transmission of |
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information, including notices, orders, and decisions issued or |
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sent by the commission. |
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(a-2) The commission shall utilize electronic means of |
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transmission for any notice issued or sent by the commission to a |
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state senator or representative, unless the senator or |
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representative has requested to receive notice by mail. |
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(a-3) If the notice issued or sent under Subsection (a-2) |
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concerns a permit for a facility, the notice must include an |
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Internet link to an electronic map indicating the location of the |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 610 was passed by the House on April |
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6, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 610 was passed by the Senate on May 9, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |