Tex. Water Code § 36.1011
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 36.1011, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 36.1011. EMERGENCY RULES.
Official statutory text
(a) A board may adopt an emergency rule without prior notice or hearing, or with an abbreviated notice and hearing, if the board:
(1) finds that a substantial likelihood of imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare, or a requirement of state or federal law, requires adoption of a rule on less than 20 days' notice; and
(2) prepares a written statement of the reasons for its finding under Subdivision (1).
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a rule adopted under this section may not be effective for longer than 90 days.
(c) If notice of a hearing on the final rule is given not later than the 90th day after the date the rule is adopted, the rule is effective for an additional 90 days.
(d) A rule adopted under this section must be adopted at a meeting held as provided by Chapter 551, Government Code.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2729), Sec. 15(3), eff. September 1, 2019.
(1) finds that a substantial likelihood of imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare, or a requirement of state or federal law, requires adoption of a rule on less than 20 days' notice; and
(2) prepares a written statement of the reasons for its finding under Subdivision (1).
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a rule adopted under this section may not be effective for longer than 90 days.
(c) If notice of a hearing on the final rule is given not later than the 90th day after the date the rule is adopted, the rule is effective for an additional 90 days.
(d) A rule adopted under this section must be adopted at a meeting held as provided by Chapter 551, Government Code.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2729), Sec. 15(3), eff. September 1, 2019.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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