HBA-BSM H.B. 2093 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2093
By: Brown, Betty
Natural Resources
4/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) is responsible
for establishing and enforcing regulations of on-site sewage systems.
These regulations are relatively broad to ensure coverage of all of Texas.
As a result, the regulations are adequate for some counties, but not
necessarily for other counties.  Under current law, local governmental
entities must meet TNRCC's minimum requirement for on-site sewage systems
and an authorized agent must obtain TNRCC approval of any substantive
amendments to the agent's order or resolution.  House Bill 2093 provides
that a local governmental entity may exceed the commission's minimum
requirements and provides that an authorized agent must file with TNRCC any
substantive amendments to the agent's order or resolution. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 2093 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide that a local
governmental entity's order or resolution adopting standards for on-site
sewage disposal systems must meet or exceed the minimum requirements set by
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC).  The bill also
provides that an authorized agent must file with TNRCC any substantive
amendments to the agent's order or resolution.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.