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TX HB3141
Bill
Status
2/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Erin Zwiener
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AI Summary
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Requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to update rules involving rainfall intensity, duration, and frequency data at least once every five years using the latest data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) or comparable sources
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Mandates TCEQ to incorporate new rainfall data whenever NOAA publishes a new volume of the Precipitation-Frequency Atlas of the United States
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Requires TCEQ to consider during each rulemaking: costs avoided by the state from updating data, variance between existing and new data, and accuracy comparisons between existing and newly available data
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Sets a deadline of January 1, 2026 for TCEQ to adopt the first updated rules under these new requirements
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to information relied on by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for purposes of rules involving rainfall estimates.
Environment
Last Action
Referred to Environmental Regulation
3/20/2025