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TX Water Code § 5.2292 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.2292. Contracts for Services Under Petroleum Storage Tank State-Lead Program

Sec. 5.2292.  CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES UNDER PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK STATE-LEAD PROGRAM. (a) The executive director may directly award a contract for scientific and technical environmental services to a person if:(1)  the contract is for the performance of services related to the remediation of a site that has been placed in the state-lead program under Section 26.3573(r-1);(2)  the person has registered to perform corrective action under Section 26.364;(3)  the person is eligible to receive a contract award from the state;(4)  the person was performing related work at the site on or before July 1, 2011; and(5)  the contract includes all contract provisions required for state contracts.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 2254.004, Government Code, the executive director may directly award a contract for engineering services to a person if:(1)  the contract is for the performance of services related to the remediation of a site that has been placed in the state-lead program under Section 26.3573(r-1);(2)  the person is licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code;(3)  the person has registered to perform corrective action under Section 26.364;(4)  the person is eligible to receive a contract award from the state;(5)  the person was performing related work at the site on or before July 1, 2011; and(6)  the contract includes all contract provisions required for state contracts.(c)  Nothing in Subsection (a) or (b) requires the executive director to make an award at a site or prevents the executive director from negotiating additional contract terms, including qualifications.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 5.230 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.230. Enforcement

Sec. 5.230.  ENFORCEMENT.  On approval of the commission, the executive director may enforce the terms and conditions of any permit, certified filing, certificate of adjudication, order, standard, or rule by injunction or other appropriate remedy in a court of competent jurisdiction.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.231. Travel Expenses

Sec. 5.231.  TRAVEL EXPENSES.  The executive director is entitled to receive actual and necessary travel expenses.  Other employees of the commission are entitled to receive travel expenses as provided in the General Appropriations Act.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.232. Employee Moving Expenses

Sec. 5.232.  EMPLOYEE MOVING EXPENSES.  If provided by legislative appropriation, the commission may pay the costs of transporting and delivering the household goods and effects of employees transferred by the executive director from one permanent station to another when, in the judgment of the executive director, the transfer will serve the best interest of the state.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.233. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 5.233.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The executive director may apply for, request, solicit, contract for, receive, and accept money and other assistance from any source to carry out the powers and duties under this code and other law.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.019, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 5.234 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.234. Applications and Other Documents

Sec. 5.234.  APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.  (a)  An application, petition, or other document requiring action of the commission shall be presented to the executive director and handled as provided by this code or other law and in the rules adopted by the commission.(b)  After an application, petition, or other document is processed, it shall be presented to the commission for action as required by law and rules of the commission.  If, in the course of reviewing an application and preparing a draft permit, the executive director has required changes to be made to the applicant's proposal, the executive director shall prepare a summary of the changes that were made to increase protection of public health and the environment.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.020, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.236 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.236. Groundwater Contamination Reports

Sec. 5.236.  GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION REPORTS.  (a)  If the executive director acquires information that confirms that a potential public health hazard exists because usable groundwater has been or is being contaminated, the executive director, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the executive director acquires the information confirming contamination, shall give written notice of the contamination to the following persons:(1)  the county judge and the county health officer, if any, in each county in which the contamination has occurred or is occurring;(2)  any person under the commission's jurisdiction who is suspected of contributing to the contamination;(3)  any other state agency with jurisdiction over any person who is suspected of contributing to the contamination; and(4)  a groundwater conservation district, if the contamination has occurred or is occurring in the jurisdiction of the district.(b)  The executive director shall give the notice in the manner and form, and include the information, required by rule of the commission.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 393, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 607 (S.B. 430), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 5.237 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.237. Operating Fund

Sec. 5.237.  OPERATING FUND.  (a)  The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission Operating Fund is established in the treasury.  At the request of the commission, the comptroller is authorized to transfer to an account in the operating fund any appropriations made to the commission for the purpose of making expenditures.  After expenditures have been made from the operating fund and proper line-item appropriations identified, the commission shall submit periodic adjustments to the comptroller in summary amounts to record accurate cost allocations to the appropriate funds and accounts.  Periodic adjustments under this section shall be made at least quarterly.(b)  The commission will establish and maintain accounting records adequate to support the periodic reconciliation of operating fund transfers and document expenditures from each fund or account.  All expenditures shall be made consistent with provisions of law relating to the authorized use of each fund or account from which appropriations are made to the commission.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.|
TX Water Code § 5.238 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.238. Administrative Account

Sec. 5.238.  ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT.  The commission administrative account is an account in the general revenue fund.  The account consists of reimbursements to the commission for services provided by the commission and other sources specified by law and authorized by legislative appropriation.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.239 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter F. Executive Director|Section 5.239. Public Education and Assistance

Sec. 5.239.  PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE.  (a)  The executive director shall ensure that the agency is responsive to environmental and citizens' concerns, including environmental quality and consumer protection.(b)  The executive director shall develop and implement a program to:(1)  provide a centralized point for the public to access information about the commission and to learn about matters regulated by the commission;(2)  identify and assess the concerns of the public in regard to matters regulated by the commission; and(3)  respond to the concerns identified by the program.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 5.271 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.271. Creation and General Responsibility of the Office of Public Interest Counsel

Sec. 5.271.  CREATION AND GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.  The office of public interest counsel is created to ensure that the commission promotes the public's interest.  The primary duty of the office is to represent the public interest as a party to matters before the commission.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.02, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 5.272 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.272. Public Interest Counsel

Sec. 5.272.  PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.  The office shall be headed by a public interest counsel appointed by the commission.  The executive director may submit the names and qualifications of candidates for public interest counsel to the commission.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 5.2725 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.2725. Annual Report; Performance Measures

Sec. 5.2725.  ANNUAL REPORT; PERFORMANCE MEASURES.  (a)  The office of public interest counsel shall report to the commission each year in a public meeting held on a date determined by the commission to be timely for the commission to include the reported information in the commission's reports under Sections 5.178(a) and (b) and in the commission's biennial legislative appropriations requests as appropriate:(1)  an evaluation of the office's performance in representing the public interest in the preceding year;(2)  an assessment of the budget needs of the office, including the need to contract for outside expertise; and(3)  any legislative or regulatory changes recommended under Section 5.273.(b)  The commission and the office of public interest counsel shall work cooperatively to identify performance measures for the office.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.03, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 5.273 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.273. Duties of the Public Interest Counsel

Sec. 5.273.  DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.  (a)  The counsel shall represent the public interest and be a party to all proceedings before the commission.(b)  The counsel may recommend needed legislative and regulatory changes. |Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.274 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.274. Staff; Outside Technical Support

Sec. 5.274.  STAFF;  OUTSIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT.  (a)  The office shall be adequately staffed to carry out its functions under this code.(b)  The counsel may obtain and use outside technical support to carry out its functions under this code.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.23, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.275 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.275. Appeal

Sec. 5.275.  APPEAL.  A ruling, decision, or other act of the commission may not be appealed by the counsel.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 708, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Water Code § 5.276 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter G. Office of Public Interest Counsel|Section 5.276. Factors for Public Interest Representation

Sec. 5.276.  FACTORS FOR PUBLIC INTEREST REPRESENTATION.  (a)  The commission by rule, after consideration of recommendations from the office of public interest counsel, shall establish factors the public interest counsel must consider before the public interest counsel decides to represent the public interest as a party to a commission proceeding.(b)  Rules adopted under this section must include:(1)  factors to determine the nature and extent of the public interest; and(2)  factors to consider in prioritizing the workload of the office of public interest counsel.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 3.04, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 5.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter H. Delegation of Hearings|Section 5.311. Delegation of Responsibility

Sec. 5.311.  DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.  (a)  The commission may delegate to an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings the responsibility to hear any matter before the commission.(b)  Except as provided in Subsection (a), the administrative law judge shall report to the commission on the hearing in the manner provided by law.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Renumbered from Water Code Sec. 5.313 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 106, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 5.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter H. Delegation of Hearings|Section 5.312. Time Limit for Issuance or Denial of Permits

Sec. 5.312.  TIME LIMIT FOR ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMITS.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b), all permit decisions shall be made within 180 days of the receipt of the permit application or application amendment or the determination of administrative completeness, whichever is later.(b)  This section does not apply to permits issued under federally delegated or approved programs unless allowed under that program.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.022, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.  Renumbered from Water Code Sec. 5.314 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 106, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 5.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter H. Delegation of Hearings|Section 5.313. Hearing Examiners Referenced in Law

Sec. 5.313.  HEARING EXAMINERS REFERENCED IN LAW.  Any reference in law to a hearing examiner who has a duty related to a case pending before the commission means an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.|Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 106, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 5.315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter H. Delegation of Hearings|Section 5.315. Discovery in Cases Using Prefiled Written Testimony

Sec. 5.315.  DISCOVERY IN CASES USING PREFILED WRITTEN TESTIMONY.  In a contested case hearing delegated by the commission to the State Office of Administrative Hearings that uses prefiled written testimony, all discovery must be completed before the deadline for the submission of that testimony.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 10.03, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 853 (S.B. 1148), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 5.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.351. Judicial Review of Commission Acts

Sec. 5.351.  JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMMISSION ACTS.  (a)  A person affected by a ruling, order, decision, or other act of the commission may file a petition to review, set aside, modify, or suspend the act of the commission.(b)  A person affected by a ruling, order, or decision of the commission must file a petition within 30 days after the effective date of the ruling, order, or decision.  A person affected by an act other than a ruling, order, or decision must file a petition within 30 days after the date the commission performed the act.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b) or another provision of law to the contrary, a person affected by a ruling, order, or decision on a matter delegated to the executive director under Section 5.122 or other law may, after exhausting any administrative remedies, file a petition to review, set aside, modify, or suspend the ruling, order, or decision not later than the 30th day after:(1)  the effective date of the ruling, order, or decision; or(2)  if the executive director's ruling, order, or decision is appealed to the commission as authorized by Section 5.122(b) or other law, the earlier of:(A)  the date the commission denies the appeal; or(B)  the date the appeal is overruled by operation of law in accordance with commission rules.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 3177), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (S.B. 211), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 5.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.352. Remedy for Commission or Executive Director Inaction

Sec. 5.352.  REMEDY FOR COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR INACTION.  A person affected by the failure of the commission or the executive director to act in a reasonable time on an application to appropriate water or to perform any other duty with reasonable promptness may file a petition to compel the commission or the executive director to show cause why it should not be directed by the court to take immediate action.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.353. Diligent Prosecution of Suit

Sec. 5.353.  DILIGENT PROSECUTION OF SUIT.  The plaintiff shall prosecute with reasonable diligence any suit brought under Section 5.351 or 5.352 of this code.  If the plaintiff does not secure proper service of process or does not prosecute his suit within one year after it is filed, the court shall presume that the suit has been abandoned.  The court shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made by the attorney general unless the plaintiff after receiving due notice can show good and sufficient cause for the delay.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.354. Venue

Sec. 5.354.  VENUE.  A suit instituted under Section 5.351 or 5.352 of this code must be brought in a district court in Travis County.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.355. Appeal of District Court Judgment

Sec. 5.355.  APPEAL OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT.  A judgment or order of a district court in a suit brought for or against the commission is appealable as are other civil cases in which the district court has original jurisdiction.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.356. Appeal by Executive Director Precluded

Sec. 5.356.  APPEAL BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRECLUDED.  A ruling, order, decision, or other act of the commission may not be appealed by the executive director.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter I. Judicial Review|Section 5.357. Law Suits; Citation

Sec. 5.357.  LAW SUITS;  CITATION.  Law suits filed by and against the commission or executive director shall be in the name of the commission.  In suits against the commission or executive director, citation may be served on the executive director.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|