Texas § WA.7.0026 - SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER, SEWER, OR SOLID
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§ WA.7.0026. SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER, SEWER, OR SOLID
SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER, SEWER, OR SOLID WASTE SERVICES. (a) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002 . (b) If a water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service operated by or for a municipality, county, regional service area, or unincorporated service area is being integrated into a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service administered by another entity, including a retail public utility, the commission may enter into a compliance agreement with the regional service under which the commission will not initiate an enforcement action against the regional service for existing or anticipated violations resulting from the operation by the regional service of the service being integrated. A compliance agreement under this section must include provisions necessary to bring the service being integrated into compliance. (c) If a water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service operated by a retail public utility, other than a municipality or county, is being integrated into a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service administered by another entity, including a separate retail public utility, the commission may enter into a compliance agreement with the regional service under which the commission will not initiate an enforcement action against the regional service for existing or anticipated violations resulting from the operation by the regional service of the service being integrated. A compliance agreement under this section must include provisions necessary to bring the service being integrated into compliance. (d) This section does not prohibit the commission from initiating an enforcement action against a regional service that is a party to a compliance agreement if the regional service does not substantially comply with the agreement. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1115, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 3232 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (S.B. 565 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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Section WA.7.0026 ("SUSPENSION OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN REGIONAL WATER, SEWER, OR SOLID") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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