Texas Water Code

§ 26.552 — APPLICABILITY; PILOT PROGRAM

WA § 26.552Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Art. M. WATER QUALITY PROTECTION AREAS

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(a)This subchapter applies only to quarrying in a water quality protection area designated by commission rule. This subchapter does not apply to the construction or operation of a municipal solid waste facility regardless of whether the facility includes a pit or quarry that is associated with past quarrying.

(b)For the period of September 1, 2005, to September 1, 2027, the commission shall apply this subchapter only as a pilot program in:

(1)the John Graves Scenic Riverway; and

(2)the Coke Stevenson Scenic Riverway.

(c)This subchapter does not apply to:

(1)a quarry or associated processing plant that since on or before January 1, 1994, has been in regular operation in the John Graves Scenic Riverway without cessation of operation for more than 30 consecutive days and under the same ownership;

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 1688), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.