HB 2568
AN ACT relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to enter into compliance agreements with regional water, sewer, wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal services when they are integrating smaller services into their system. These agreements would suspend potential enforcement actions for existing or anticipated violations during the integration process, providing a pathway for regional services to gradually bring smaller, potentially non-compliant systems up to regulatory standards without immediate penalties. The goal is to facilitate smoother regional service consolidation while ensuring eventual compliance with environmental and utility regulations.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service for certain BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 7.0026(b) and (c), Water Code, are (b) If a water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service operated by or for a municipality, [or] county, regional service area, or unincorporated service area is being integrated into a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service administered by another entity, including a retail public utility, the commission may enter into a compliance agreement with the regional service under which the commission will not initiate an enforcement action against the regional service for existing or anticipated violations resulting from the operation by the regional service of the service being integrated. A compliance agreement under this section must include provisions necessary to bring the service being integrated (c) If a water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service operated by a retail public utility, other than a municipality or county, is being integrated into a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service administered by another entity, including a separate retail public utility, the commission may enter into a compliance agreement with the regional service under which the commission will not initiate an enforcement action against the regional service for existing or anticipated violations resulting from the operation by the regional service of the service being integrated. A compliance agreement under this section must include provisions necessary to bring the service being integrated into compliance. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an
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