State Update Volume 41, Issue 32

The State Board of Health amended 12 Va. Admin. Code §5.613, Regulations for Alternative Onsite Sewage Systems. Changes delete the requirement that owners have a relationship with a licensed operator for the purpose of providing operation and maintenance. The amendments take effect December 7, 2011. See http://legis.state.va.us/codecomm/register/vol28/iss05/v28i05.pdf (pp. 458-72).

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed to add 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§36.1 - 36.8, Suspension or Adjustment of Water Rights During Drought or Emergency Water Shortage. The rule would implement recent action by the legislature to allow executive director to temporarily suspend or adjust water rights during times of drought or other emergency shortage of water. There will be a public hearing December 1, 2011, and the deadline for comment is December 5.

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed to add 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§114.660 -114.662, Alternative Fueling Facilities Program. The program would provide funding for eligible entities to construct, reconstruct, or acquire a facility to store, compress, or dispense alternative fuels in a nonattainment area. There will be a public hearing November 29, 2011, and the deadline for comment is December 5. See http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1104/1104is.pdf (pp. 7476-80).

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed to amend 30 Tex. Admin. Code §114.622, Diesel Emissions Reduction Incentive Program for On-Road and Non-Road Vehicles. Changes would add criteria for receiving an incentive grant under the subchapter. There will be a public hearing November 29, 2011, and the deadline for comment is December 5. See http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1104/1104is.pdf (pp. 7468-72).