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S.B. No. 1302 AN ACT relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 26.040, Water Code, is amended by adding Subsections (h-1) and (h-2) to read as follows: (h-1) After the commission denies or suspends a discharger's authority to discharge under a general permit under Subsection (h), the discharger may not discharge under the general permit until the executive director actively authorizes the discharger to use the general permit. (h-2) The executive director may not use an automatic process to authorize the use of a general permit under Subsection (h-1). SECTION 2. Sections 26.040(h-1) and (h-2), Water Code, as added by this Act, apply only to a denial or suspension ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1302 passed the Senate on April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1302 passed the House on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 4, two present not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Approved: ______________________________ Date ______________________________ Governor
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