86R8478 JAM-D
	By: Thompson of Brazoria	H.B. No. 1329

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the provision of information regarding certain
	enforcement actions by the Texas Commission on Environmental
	Quality.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 7.003, Water Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 7.003.  ENFORCEMENT REPORT AND STATUS MEETINGS.
	SECTION 2.  Section 7.003, Water Code, is amended by adding
	Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
	(d)  The commission shall publish each report required under
	Subsection (a) on the commission's Internet website not later than
	the 15th day before the date of a meeting of the commission for
	which public notice is given.
	(e)  This subsection applies to an enforcement action that
	involves a violation of Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, by or
	at a facility.  The commission shall file with the state senator and
	state representative in whose district the facility that is the
	subject of the enforcement action is located a copy of the report
	and of the minutes of the meeting reflecting commission action
	relating to the report.  Until the enforcement action is resolved,
	at least once a month the commission shall conduct in the county in
	which the facility that is the subject of the enforcement action is
	located a public informational meeting regarding the status of the
	enforcement action. A representative of the facility that is the
	subject of the enforcement action must attend a meeting held under
	this subsection and must make a reasonable effort to respond to
	questions relevant to the enforcement action at the meeting. The
	commission shall publish notice of the meeting once a week for two
	consecutive weeks before the meeting in one or more newspapers
	having general circulation in the county in which the meeting will
	be held. The notice must state the time, location, and subject
	matter of the meeting.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.