Texas Water Code

§ 5.1031 — NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

WA § 5.1031Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES · Ch. 5. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY · Art. D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION

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(a)The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1)negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of commission rules; and

(2)appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b)The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c)The commission shall:

(1)coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2011.