Agency Rulemaking Actions

Sec. 33.2051. AGENCY RULEMAKING ACTIONS. (a) The land office shall comply with Sections 33.205(a) and (b) when adopting or amending a rule governing the prevention of, response to, or remediation of a coastal oil spill. (b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall comply with Sections 33.205(a) and (b) when adopting or amending a rule governing: (1) air pollutant emissions; (2) on-site sewage disposal systems; or (3) underground storage tanks. (c) The State Soil and Water Conservation Board shall comply with Sections 33.205(a) and (b) when adopting or amending a rule governing agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint source pollution. (d) An agency shall comply with Sections 33.205(a) and (b) when adopting or amending a rule governing an individual action described by Section 33.2053. (e) The commissioner may not review a proposed rule of the Department of Agriculture. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 416, Sec. 4, eff. June 8, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 96 (S.B. 656), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 39, eff. September 1, 2025.