Sec. 5.174. COPIES OF DOCUMENTS, PROCEEDINGS, ETC. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by this code and subject to the specific limitations provided by this code, on application of any person the commission shall furnish certified or other copies of any proceeding or other official record or of any map, paper, or document filed with the commission. A certified copy with the seal of the commission and the signature of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director or chief clerk is admissible as evidence in any court or administrative proceeding.
(b) The commission shall provide in its rules the fees that will be charged for copies and is authorized to furnish copies, certified or otherwise, to a person without charge when the furnishing of the copies serves a public purpose. Other statutes concerning fees for copies of records do not apply to the commission, except that the fees set by the commission for copies prepared by the commission may not exceed those prescribed in Chapter 603, Government Code.
Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.001, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(13), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 16.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle A - Executive Agencies
Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Subchapter E. Administrative Provisions for Commission
Section 5.172. Funds From Other State Agencies
Section 5.173. Public Information Relating to Commission
Section 5.1733. Electronic Posting of Information
Section 5.174. Copies of Documents, Proceedings, Etc
Section 5.175. Inspection of Water Pollution Records
Section 5.1765. Publication of Information Regarding Complaint Procedures and Policies
Section 5.177. Notice of Complaint Procedures; Notice of Investigation Status
Section 5.1771. Coordination of Complaint Investigations With Local Enforcement Officials: Training
Section 5.1772. After-Hours Response to Complaints
Section 5.1773. Complaint Assessment
Section 5.178. Biennial Reports
Section 5.1781. Application Requirement for Colonias Projects