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Rule Proposals

Proposals are rules that have been approved by the commissioners to be published in the Texas Register for public comment.

Proposals are rules that have been approved by the commissioners to be published in the Texas Register for public comment. The public comment period usually lasts for 30 days after the publication date. After the public comment period has closed, staff evaluates all comments and makes appropriate changes to the proposed rule. The draft adoption is then filed with the Chief Clerk and moved to Pending Adoptions.

Proposal Dates Rule Project Number Short Title/Description Proposal (PDF)
2023-139-321-OW Land Application of Dairy Waste and Disposal of Dairy Waste in Control Facility
Amendment of 30 TAC Chapter 321, Control of Certain Activities by Rule, Subchapter B, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, to add new Sections 321.48 and 321.49 to allow for land application and disposal of dairy waste. Amendment of 30 TAC Chapter 321 to add new Subchapter Q, Land Application of Dairy Waste Authority, to allow entities to directly land apply dairy waste under emergency conditions on agricultural land that is not associated with an animal feeding operation or any other TCEQ authorization.
2025-008-353-OW Leaking Water Wells Grant Program
House Bill 4256, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 amended the Texas Water Code, Chapter 28, Subchapter E to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to establish and administer a Leaking Water Wells Grant Program. This rulemaking will create a new Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 353, to provide grants to permanently plug qualifying wells in certain counties, establish grant and project eligibility requirements, establish criteria for prioritizing projects eligible to receive grant funding, and establish criteria for well plugging.