The Water and Wastewater Financing Board amended Tenn. Admin. Code §1740-01, attempting to help local governments stop water loss. The rules take effect September 27, 2010. http://state.tn.us/sos/rules_filings/06-28-10.pdf.

The Commission on Environmental Quality proposed to amend 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§17.1, 17.2, 17.6, 17.10, 17.12, 17.14, 17.17, 17.20, and 17.25 and repeal §17.15, which pertain to providing tax relief for pollution control property. There will be five public hearings from August 9-13, 2010, and the comment period ends August 16. The earliest possible date of adoption is August 15, 2010. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/currview/0716is.pdf pp. 6255-68.

The General Land Office proposed to amend 31 Tex. Admin. Code §§19.70 -19.79, which pertains to the authority of the commissioner to demand the removal of derelict vessels or structures abandoned in coastal waters. Changes specify definitions and procedures. The comment period ends August 22, 2010. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/currview/0716is.pdf pp. 6270-77.

The Commission on Environmental Quality amended 30 Tex. Admin. Code §§70.1, 70.9 -70.11, changing the enforcement requirements and options for payment of fines. The rules took effect July 22, 2010. http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/currview/0716is.pdf pp. 6289-92.

The Department of Environmental Management amended Ala. Admin. Code 335-13, pertaining to the Solid Waste Program. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/AAM-AUG-10/AUGUST-MONTHLY.htm.

The Department of Environmental Management proposed to amend Ala. Admin. Code 335-11, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program. The new rule would expand the eligibility of water quality improvement projects for loans from the fund. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/AAM-JUN-10/335-11.pdf.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources proposed to amend Ala. Admin. Code 220-2.55, creating a season and new regulations for alligator hunting. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/UpdatedMonthly/AAM-AUG-10/220-2-.21,.35,.55..143.pdf.

An executive order of Governor Brewer created a new Climate Change Oversight Group, staffed and coordinated by the Department of Environmental Quality, tasked with monitoring Arizona's participation in the Western Climate Initiative and any potential cap-and-trade initiatives.

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection proposed to amend Calif. Code Regs. tit. 14, §898.2, which governs conditions requiring disapproval of timber harvesting plans. Changes would require disapproval of a plan that would result in adverse slope stability impacts, which could affect the health and safety of the public as determined by the California Geological Survey. The written comment period ends September 7, 2010. http://www.oal.ca.gov/res/docs/pdf/notice/30z-2010.pdf pp. 1113-15.