Texas Water Code

§ 5.127 — ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

WA § 5.127Title 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)In this section, "environmental management system" means a documented management system to address applicable environmental regulatory requirements that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes, and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing, and maintaining an environmental policy directed toward continuous improvement.

(b)The commission by rule shall adopt a comprehensive program that provides regulatory incentives to encourage the use of environmental management systems by regulated entities, state agencies, local governments, and other entities as determined by the commission. The incentives may include:

(1)on-site technical assistance;

(2)accelerated access to information about programs; and

(3)to the extent consistent with federal requirements:

(A)inclusion of information regarding an entity's use of an environmental management system in the entity's compliance history and compliance summaries; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1161, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.