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TX Water Code § 5.175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.175. Inspection of Water Pollution Records

Sec. 5.175.  INSPECTION OF WATER POLLUTION RECORDS.  (a)  All information, documents, and data collected by the commission in the performance of its duties are the property of the state.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, records, reports, data, or other information obtained relative to or from sources or potential sources of discharges of water pollutants shall be available to the public during regular office hours.(c)  If a showing satisfactory to the executive director is made by any person that those records, reports, data, or other information, other than effluent data, would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets, the commission shall consider those records, reports, data, or other information as confidential.(d)  This chapter may not be construed to make confidential any effluent data, including effluent data in records, reports, or other information, and including effluent data in permits, draft permits, and permit applications.(e)  Records, data, or other information considered confidential may be disclosed or transmitted to officers, employees, or authorized representatives of the state or of the United States with responsibilities in water pollution control.  However, this disclosure or transmittal may be made only after adequate written assurance is given to the executive director that the confidentiality of the disclosed or transmitted records, data, or other information will be afforded all reasonable protection allowed by law by the receiving officer, employee or authorized representative on behalf of, and under the authority of, the receiving agency or political entity.(f)  The executive director may not disclose or transmit records, data, or other information considered confidential if he has reason to believe the recipient will not protect their confidentiality to the most reasonable extent provided by law.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, 1.168;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.016, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 5.176 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.176. Complaint File

Sec. 5.176.  COMPLAINT FILE.  (a)  The commission shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the commission about a matter within the commission's regulatory jurisdiction. The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint, unless the person has specifically requested anonymity;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the commission;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint;  and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the agency closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(b)  The commission shall establish and implement procedures for receiving complaints submitted by means of the Internet and orally and shall maintain files on those complaints as provided by Subsection (a).|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.1765 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.1765. Publication of Information Regarding Complaint Procedures and Policies

Sec. 5.1765.  PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING COMPLAINT PROCEDURES AND POLICIES.  The commission shall establish a process for educating the public regarding the commission's complaint policies and procedures.  As part of the public education process, the commission shall make available to the public in pamphlet form an explanation of the complaint policies and procedures, including information regarding and standards applicable to the collection and preservation of credible evidence of environmental problems by members of the public.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.14, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.177 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.177. Notice of Complaint Procedures; Notice of Investigation Status

Sec. 5.177.  NOTICE OF COMPLAINT PROCEDURES;  NOTICE OF INVESTIGATION STATUS.  (a)  The agency shall provide to the person filing the complaint about a matter within the commission's regulatory jurisdiction and to each person who is the subject of the complaint a copy of the commission's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.(b)  The commission, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.(c)  The commission is not required to provide the information described in Subsection (a) or (b) to a complainant who files an anonymous complaint or provides inaccurate contact information.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.15, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.1771 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.1771. Coordination of Complaint Investigations With Local Enforcement Officials: Training

Sec. 5.1771.  COORDINATION OF COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS WITH LOCAL ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS:  TRAINING.  (a)  The commission shall share information regarding a complaint about a matter within the commission's regulatory jurisdiction made to the commission with local officials with authority to act on the complaint in the county or municipality in which the alleged action or omission that is the subject of the complaint occurred or is threatening to occur.(b)  On request, the commission shall provide training for local enforcement officials in investigating complaints and enforcing environmental laws relating to matters under the commission's jurisdiction under this code or the Health and Safety Code.  The training must include, at a minimum:(1)  procedures for local enforcement officials to use in addressing citizen complaints if the commission is unavailable or unable to respond to the complaint;  and(2)  an explanation of local government authority to enforce state laws and commission rules relating to the environment.(c)  The commission may charge a reasonable fee for providing training to local enforcement officials as required by Subsection (b) in an amount sufficient to recover the costs of the training.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.1772 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.1772. After-Hours Response to Complaints

Sec. 5.1772.  AFTER-HOURS RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The commission shall adopt and implement a policy to provide timely response to complaints during periods outside regular business hours.(b)  This section does not:(1)  require availability of field inspectors for response 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all parts of the state;  or(2)  authorize additional use of overtime.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.1773 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.1773. Complaint Assessment

Sec. 5.1773.  COMPLAINT ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The commission annually shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the complaints it receives, including analysis by the following categories:(1)  air;(2)  water;(3)  waste;(4)  priority classification;(5)  region;(6)  commission response;(7)  enforcement action taken;  and(8)  trends by complaint type.(b)  In addition to the analysis required by Subsection (a), the commission shall assess the impact of changes made in the commission's complaint policy.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.16, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.178 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.178. Biennial Reports

Sec. 5.178.  BIENNIAL REPORTS.  (a)  On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall file with the governor and the members of the legislature a written report that includes a statement of the activities of the commission during the preceding fiscal biennium.(b)  The report due by December 1 of an even-numbered year shall include, in addition:(1)  the commission's recommendations for necessary and desirable legislation;  and(2)  the following reports:(A)  the assessments and reports required by Section 361.0219(c), Health and Safety Code;(B)  the reports required by Section 26.0135(d) and Section 5.02, Chapter 133, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985;  and(C)  a summary of the analyses and assessments required by Section 5.1773.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 7.04(b).(d)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(164), eff. June 17, 2011.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1082, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.17, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 7.02, 7.03, 7.04(b), eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(164), eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 21.001, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Water Code § 5.1781 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.1781. Application Requirement for Colonias Projects

Sec. 5.1781.  APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS.  (a)  In this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that:(1)  is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;(2)  is located in a county any part of which is within 62 miles of an international border; and(3)  consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(6), eff. September 1, 2019.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(6), eff. September 1, 2019.(d)  Regarding any projects funded by the commission that provide assistance to colonias, the commission shall require an applicant for the funds to submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the application.  If a colonia does not have a classification number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification number.  On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification number to the colonia.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 341 (S.B. 99), Sec. 12, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 2.13, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 2.14, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(6), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 5.179 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission|Section 5.179. Seal

Sec. 5.179.  SEAL.  The commission shall have a seal bearing the words Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission encircling the oak and olive branches common to other official seals.|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. 1.017, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.|
TX Water Code § 5.221 (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 5.221. General Responsibilities of the Executive Director

Sec. 5.221.  GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  The executive director shall manage the administrative affairs of the commission subject to this code and other laws and under the general supervision and direction of the commission.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.222 (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 5.222. Delegation of Executive Director's Authority or Duty

Sec. 5.222.  DELEGATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY OR DUTY.  The executive director may delegate to the executive director's staff any authority or duty assigned to the executive director unless the statute, rule, or order assigning or delegating the authority or duty specifies otherwise.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Sec. 5.238 by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 19.01(109), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Water Code § 5.223 (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 5.223. Administrative Organization of Commission

Sec. 5.223.  ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION.  Subject to approval of the commission, the executive director may organize and reorganize the administrative sections and divisions of the commission in a manner and in a form that will achieve the greatest efficiency and effectiveness.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.224 (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 5.224. Information Request to Board

Sec. 5.224.  INFORMATION REQUEST TO BOARD.  (a)  With regard to any matter pending before the commission, the executive director may obtain from the board information relating to that matter.(b)  On receiving a request from the executive director, the board should make the requested information available within 30 days after the information is requested and shall make the requested information available not later than 90 days after the information is requested.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.225 (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 5.225. Career Ladder Program

Sec. 5.225.  CAREER LADDER PROGRAM.  The executive director or his designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.226 (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 5.226. Merit Pay

Sec. 5.226.  MERIT PAY.  The executive director or his designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks.  All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this section.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.227 (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 5.227. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Sec. 5.227.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.  (a)  The executive director or his designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.(b)  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the commission to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code;  and(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the extent to which the composition of the commission's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.(c)  The policy statement must:(1)  be updated annually;(2)  be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1);  and(3)  be filed with the governor's office.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.18, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 5.228 (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 5.228. Appearances at Hearings

Sec. 5.228.  APPEARANCES AT HEARINGS.  (a)  The position of and information developed by the commission shall be presented by the executive director or his designated representative at hearings of the commission and the hearings held by federal, state, and local agencies on matters affecting the public's interest in the state's environment and natural resources, including matters that have been determined to be policies of the state.(b)  The executive director shall be named a party in hearings before the commission in a matter in which the executive director bears the burden of proof.(c)  The executive director shall participate as a party in contested case permit hearings before the commission or the State Office of Administrative Hearings to:(1)  provide information to complete the administrative record; and(2)  support the executive director's position developed in the underlying proceeding, unless the executive director has revised or reversed that position.(d)  In a contested case hearing relating to a permit application, the executive director or the executive director's designated representative may not rehabilitate the testimony of a witness unless the witness is a commission employee.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021, Sec. 10.04, eff. September 1, 2011.(f)  The fact that the executive director is not named as a party in a hearing before the commission is not grounds for appealing a commission decision.|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. 1.018, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 10.02, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 10.04, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 116 (S.B. 709), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 5.229 (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 5.229. Contracts

Sec. 5.229.  CONTRACTS.  (a)  The executive director, on behalf of the commission, may negotiate with and with the consent of the commission enter into contracts with the United States or any of its agencies for the purpose of carrying out the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission.(b)  The executive director, on behalf of the commission, may negotiate with and with the consent of the commission enter into contracts or other agreements with states and political subdivisions of this state or any other entity for the purpose of carrying out the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the commission.|Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 5.2291 (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 5.2291. Scientific and Technical Services

Sec. 5.2291.  SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.  (a)  In this section, "scientific and technical environmental services" means services, other than engineering services, of a scientific or technical nature the conduct of which requires technical training and professional judgment.  The term includes modeling, risk assessment, site characterization and assessment, studies of the magnitude, source, and extent of contamination, contaminant fate and transport analysis, watershed assessment and analysis, total maximum daily load studies, scientific data analysis, and similar tasks, to the extent those tasks are not defined as the "practice of engineering" under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.(b)  Except as provided by Section 5.2292, the procurement of a contract for scientific and technical environmental services shall be conducted under the procedures for professional services selection provided in Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 1.21, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.842, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2011.|