bill requiring a sign at sites seeking environmental permits

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89R11372 DRS-D

By: Dutton
H.B. No. 3038

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the notice of intent to obtain a permit from the Texas

Commission on Environmental Quality.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 5.552, Water Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as

follows:

(d) In addition to providing notice under Subsection

(b)(1), the applicant shall , not later than the 30th day after the

date the commission determines the application to be

administratively complete:

(1) at the site of the facility or proposed facility,

place a sign stating:

(A) that an application for a permit for a

facility at the site has been filed;

(B) the name of and contact information for the

applicant;

(C) the proposed site use; and

(D) the manner in which the applicant may be

contacted for further information; and

(2) comply with any applicable public notice

requirements under Chapters 26 and 27 of this code, Chapter 361,

Health and Safety Code, and rules adopted under those chapters.

(d-1) The sign required by Subsection (d) must:

(1) have dimensions not smaller than 18 inches by 28

inches;

(2) consist of dark letters on a white background; and

(3) consist of lettering:

(A) at least 1.5 inches in height; and

(B) in block capital letters.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an application that is filed with the Texas Commission on

Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act.

An application filed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date of filing, and that law is

continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.