OTHER AGENCIES

Sec. 111.305. OTHER AGENCIES. (a) The commission shall seek and act on the recommendations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Governor's Energy Advisory Council, or their successors responsible for environmental determinations and shall specify the proper use and disposal of nondischargeable water. (b) Neither the authority conveyed to the commission by this subchapter to issue certificates and to promulgate rules governing pipelines transporting coal in whatever form nor the powers and duties conveyed on those pipelines by this chapter shall affect, diminish, or otherwise limit the jurisdiction and authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to regulate by applicable rules the acquisition, use, control, disposition, and discharge of water or water rights in Texas. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2694, ch. 871, art. II, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.272, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766 ), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2025.