Sec. 5.119. COMMISSION TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE. The commission shall be knowledgeable of the watercourses and natural resources of the state and of the needs of the state concerning the use, storage and conservation of water and the use and conservation of other natural resources and of the need to maintain the quality of the environment in the state.
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.012, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle A - Executive Agencies
Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of the Commission
Section 5.101. Scope of Subchapter
Section 5.1031. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 5.1035. Rules Regarding Drinking-Water Standards
Section 5.104. Memoranda of Understanding
Section 5.106. Budget Approval
Section 5.107. Advisory Committees, Work Groups, and Task Forces
Section 5.108. Executive Director
Section 5.110. General Counsel
Section 5.111. Standards of Conduct
Section 5.112. Public Testimony Policy
Section 5.113. Commission and Staff Responsibility Policy
Section 5.114. Applications and Other Documents
Section 5.115. Persons Affected in Commission Hearings; Notice of Application
Section 5.116. Hearings; Recess
Section 5.117. Mandatory Enforcement Hearing
Section 5.1175. Payment of Penalty by Installment
Section 5.118. Power to Administer Oaths
Section 5.119. Commission to Be Knowledgeable
Section 5.1191. Research Model
Section 5.1192. Coordination of Research
Section 5.120. Conservation and Quality of Environment
Section 5.121. Public Information
Section 5.122. Delegation of Uncontested Matters to Executive Director
Section 5.124. Authority to Award Grants
Section 5.125. Cost-Sharing for Environmental Compliance Assessments by Certain Businesses
Section 5.126. Report on Enforcement Actions
Section 5.127. Environmental Management Systems
Section 5.129. Summary for Public Notices
Section 5.130. Consideration of Cumulative Risks
Section 5.132. Creation of Performance Measures for Innovative Regulatory Programs
Section 5.133. Actions in Mexico
Section 5.134. Use of Environmental Testing Laboratory Data and Analysis