SB766

Regular Session

Relating to the correction of references to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

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Effective:2025-09-01

Enforcing Agencies

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025 (for internal document precision)
Agency Rulemaking: None. The agency has operated as the TCEQ for two decades; this bill aligns the statute with existing practice.

Immediate Action Plan

Audit Templates: Instruct legal support staff to run a "Find and Replace" (TNRCC -> TCEQ) on your firm’s entire forms bank before Q3 2025.
Review Insurance: Verify that Environmental Impairment Liability (EIL) policies define "Regulatory Agency" to include "statutory predecessors" to prevent carriers from denying claims based on outdated agency references.
Ignore Vendor Upsells: Reject any proposals from consultants offering "SB 766 Compliance Packages." This is an administrative update only.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

Update all future Master Service Agreements (MSAs), environmental indemnities, and consulting contract templates to cite the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. You do not need to amend existing executed contracts; the bill includes a savings clause validating references to the TNRCC in older agreements.

Hiring/Training

Review employee training modules to ensure they reference the correct agency name. This prevents confusion for younger staff who may not recognize the legacy "TNRCC" acronym found in older facility documents.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

No new forms or filings are required. However, you must update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and internal compliance manuals. Referring to "TNRCC standards" in 2025 documents signals a lack of diligence to auditors and opposing counsel.

Fees & Costs

There are no fiscal impacts, fee changes, or new penalties associated with this legislation.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

There are no strategic ambiguities in this text. It is a rigid codification of a name change. The legislation explicitly states that effective January 1, 2004, a reference in law to the TNRCC is a reference to the TCEQ, retroactively curing any legal gaps.

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Senate Research Center	S.B. 766
89R5456 KRM-D	By: Zaffirini
	Natural Resources
	2/28/2025
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 2912 (2001) changed the name of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) via the Sunset Commission process, with the name change taking effect on January 1, 2004.

There are, however, still more than 100 references to the old name, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, in existing code. S.B. 766 simply would cure these defects by changing all references to TNRCC to the current name, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

As proposed, S.B. 766 amends current law relating to the correction of references to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority previously granted to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission is transferred to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in SECTION 18 (Section 365.013, Health and Safety Code) of this bill.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 76.001, Agriculture Code, by adding Subdivision (4-a), to define "commission."

SECTION 2. Amends Sections 76.003(b), (c), and (d), Agriculture Code, as follows:

(b) Prohibits the Texas Department of Agriculture from placing a pesticide on the state-limited-use list solely on the basis of actual damage or risk of damage to water quality without first obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), rather than the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC), based on the impact of the pesticide's use on water quality.

(c)-(d) Makes conforming changes to these subsections.

SECTION 3. Amends Section 76.004(b), Agriculture Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 4. Amends Sections 76.007(b), (c), (d), and (e), Agriculture Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 5. Amends Section 76.131(a), Agriculture Code, to make confirming and nonsubstantive changes.

SECTION 6. Amends Section 76.132, Agriculture Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 7. Amends Section 134.001(8), Agriculture Code, to redefine "new aquaculture facility."

SECTION 8. Amends Section 201.006(f), Agriculture Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 9. Amends Section 201.027, Agriculture Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 10. Amends Section 418.122(a), Government Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 11. Amends Section 660.203(a), Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 12. Amends Section 1501.251, Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 13. Amends Section 2166.404(a), Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 14. Amends Section 362.004(a), Health and Safety Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.�

SECTION 15. Amends Sections 363.004(2) and (3), Health and Safety Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 16. Amends Section 364.011(c), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 17. Amends Section 365.011(1), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 18. Amends Section 365.013(a), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 19. Amends Section 366.002(2), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 20. Amends Section 369.001(1), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 21. Amends Sections 370.002(2) and (4), Health and Safety Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 22. Amends Section 371.003(3), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 23. Amends Section 383.003(5), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 24. Amends Section 384.001(1), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 25. Amends Section 384.012, Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 26. Amends Section 388.002(5), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 27. Amends Section 389.001, Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 28. Amends Section 401.415(d), Health and Safety Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 29. Amends Section 753.008(a), Health and Safety Code, to make conforming and nonsubstantive changes.

SECTION 30. Amends Section 42.024(b), Local Government Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 31. Amends Sections 42.024(c)(1), (3), and (4), Local Government Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 32. Amends Section 43.0712(b), Local Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 33. Amends Section 304.001(f), Local Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 34. Amends Section 395.080, Local Government Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 35. Amends Section 552.044(8), Local Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 36. Amends Section 562.012(f), Local Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 37. Amends Section 580.001, Local Government Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 38. Amends Sections 33.203(7) and (19), Natural Resources Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 39. Amends Section 33.2051(b), Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 40. Amends Section 33.2053(f), Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 41. Amends Section 111.0192(a), Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 42. Amends Section 111.305, Natural Resources Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 43. Amends Section 131.139(a), Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 44. Amends Section 131.141, Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 45. Amends Section 141.012(a), Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 46. Amends Section 141.074, Natural Resources Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 47. Amends Section 1301.057(a), Occupations Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 48. Amends Section 1904.001(1), Occupations Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 49. Amends Sections 2304.001(1) and (2), Occupations Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 50. Amends Section 28.03(d), Penal Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 51. Amends Sections 11.082(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 52. Amends Section 11.083(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 53. Amends Sections 14.002(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 54. Amends Section 3875.002(2), Special District Local Laws Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 55. Amends Section 34.06(f), Tax Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 56. Amends Section 201.604(d), Transportation Code, to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

SECTION 57. Amends Section 201.612(d), Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 58. Amends Sections 548.001(3) and (4), Transportation Code, to redefine "department," define "environmental commission," and delete existing text defining "conservation commission."

SECTION 59. Amends Sections 548.006(a), (c), and (h), Transportation Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 60. Amends Section 548.301(b), Transportation Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 61. Amends Section 548.302, Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 62. Amends Section 548.3065(c-1), Transportation Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 63. Amends Sections 548.4045(a) and (b), Transportation Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 64. Amends Section 548.5055(c), Transportation Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 65. Amends the heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 5, Water Code, to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

SECTION 66. Amends the heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 5, Water Code, to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER C. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION

SECTION 67. Amends Section 5.051, Water Code, as follows:

Sec. 5051. COMMISSION. (a) Creates this subsection from existing text and makes a conforming change to reflect the change of the name of the state�s environmental agency from TNRCC to TCEQ.

(b) Provides that, effective January 1, 2004, a reference in law to TNRCC is a reference to TCEQ.

SECTION 68. Amends the heading to Subchapter D, Chapter 5, Water Code, read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION

SECTION 69. Amends Section 5.179, Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 70. Amends Section 6.001(3), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 71. Amends Section 7.001(1), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 72. Amends Sections 11.039(a) and (b), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 73. Amends Sections 15.001(2) and (4), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 74. Amends Section 15.851(1), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 75. Amends Section 15.853(a), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 76. Amends Sections 16.001(2) and (4), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 77. Amends Sections 17.001(2) and (4), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 78. Amends Sections 26.001(2) and (4), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 79. Amends Section 26.0345(a), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 80. Amends Section 26.179(b), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 81. Amends Sections 28.001(1) and (2), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 82. Amends Section 30.004(a), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 83. Amends Section 30.106, Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 84. Amends Sections 31.001(1) and (2), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 85. Amends Section 35.002(2), Water Code, to make to make a conforming change.

SECTION 86. Amends Section 36.001(2), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 87. Amends Section 37.001(1), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 88. Amends Section 41.0082, Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 89. Amends Section 42.009, Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 90. Amends Section 43.0052, Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 91. Amends Section 44.009, Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 92. Amends Section 46.008(a), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 93. Amends Section 46.010, Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 94. Amends Section 49.001(a)(2), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 95. Amends Sections 51.001(5) and (6), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 96. Amends Sections 54.001(4) and (5), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 97. Amends Sections 55.001(3) and (4), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 98. Amends Section 56.022(b), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 99. Amends Section 56.242(c), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 100. Amends Section 56.311(d), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 101. Amends Sections 57.001(5) and (6), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 102. Amends Section 58.001(5), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 103. Amends Section 60.249(c), Water Code, to make a conforming change.

SECTION 104. Amends Sections 65.001(4) and (5), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 105. Amends Sections 66.001(2) and (3), Water Code, to make conforming changes.

SECTION 106. Repealer: Section 57.001(3) (relating to defining "water commission"), Water Code.

SECTION 107. Effective date: September 1, 2025.

Senate Authors

Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDemocrat · Primary Author

House Sponsor

Rep. Brooks LandgrafRepublican · Primary Sponsor

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	AN ACT
	relating to the correction of references to the Texas Natural
	Resource Conservation Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 76.001, Agriculture Code, is amended by
	adding Subdivision (4-a) to read as follows:
	(4-a) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 2. Sections 76.003(b), (c), and (d), Agriculture
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b) A pesticide may be included on a list of
	state-limited-use pesticides if the department determines that,
	when used as directed or in accordance with widespread and commonly
	recognized practice, the pesticide requires additional
	restrictions to prevent unreasonable risk to man or the
	environment, taking into account the economic, social, and
	environmental costs and benefits of use of the pesticide. However,
	the department shall not place a pesticide on the state-limited-use
	list solely on the basis of actual damage or risk of damage to water
	quality without first obtaining approval from the commission [~~Texas~~
	~~Natural Resource Conservation Commission~~] based on the impact of
	the pesticide's use on water quality.
	(c) The department shall formally request an opinion
	regarding impact on water quality from the commission [~~Texas~~
	~~Natural Resource Conservation Commission~~] during department
	consideration of any amendments to the current list of
	state-limited-use pesticides.
	(d) At the direction of the commission [~~Texas Natural~~
	~~Resource Conservation Commission~~] in conjunction with its
	responsibilities pursuant to Chapter 26, Water Code, the department
	shall consider any formal request to add any pesticide to the
	state-limited-use list under Subsection (b), and the department
	shall issue regulations regarding the time, place, and conditions
	of such pesticide's use.
	SECTION 3. Section 76.004(b), Agriculture Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(b) Any rules adopted by the department for the purpose of
	protection or enhancement of water quality shall not be
	inconsistent with nor less stringent than rules adopted for the
	protection or enhancement of water quality by the commission [~~Texas~~
	~~Natural Resource Conservation Commission~~] pursuant to
	recommendations of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
	SECTION 4. Sections 76.007(b), (c), (d), and (e),
	Agriculture Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(b) The commission [~~Texas Natural Resource Conservation~~
	~~Commission~~] shall have principal authority to regulate and control
	water pollution. If the United States Environmental Protection
	Agency adopts a final rule requiring states to implement a state
	management plan for pesticides in groundwater, the department shall
	cooperate with the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee in the
	committee's development and implementation of federally mandated
	state management plans for pesticides in groundwater in accordance
	with Section 26.407, Water Code.
	(c) The department shall seek advice from the commission
	[~~Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission~~], the Parks and
	Wildlife Department, the Texas Department of Health, and the Texas
	Agricultural Extension Service in reviewing applications for
	special local need or emergency pesticide registrations. The
	department shall act expeditiously to review any application for
	special local need or emergency pesticide registrations.
	(d) The department shall give written notice to the
	commission [~~Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission~~]
	whenever it has probable cause to believe that serious
	contamination of water has occurred as a result of use, misuse,
	manufacture, storage, or disposal of pesticides so that the
	commission [~~Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission~~] may
	proceed with an investigation of a possible violation of the Water
	Code.
	(1) If the commission [~~Texas Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation Commission~~] determines that a violation of the Water
	Code has occurred, the commission shall seek the remedies provided
	by the Water Code.
	(2) If the department determines that a violation of
	the Agriculture Code has occurred regarding the use, manufacture,
	storage, or disposal of pesticides, the department shall seek the
	remedies provided by this code.
	(3) The foregoing remedies shall not be mutually
	exclusive.
	(e) The commission [~~Texas Natural Resource Conservation~~
	~~Commission~~] shall give written notice to the department whenever it
	has probable cause to believe that serious contamination of water
	has occurred as a result of the use, misuse, storage, disposal, or
	manufacture of pesticides so that the department may proceed with
	an investigation to determine if a violation of the Agriculture
	Code has occurred.
	(1) If the department determines that a violation of
	the Agriculture Code has occurred, the department shall seek the
	remedies provided by this code.
	(2) If the commission [~~Texas Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation Commission~~] determines that a violation of the Water
	Code has occurred, the commission [~~Texas Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation Commission~~] shall seek the remedies provided by the
	Water Code.
	(3) The foregoing remedies shall not be mutually
	exclusive.
	SECTION 5. Section 76.131(a), Agriculture Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a) The department may adopt rules governing the storage and
	disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers for the purpose of:
	(1) preventing injury from storage or disposal to man,
	vegetation, crops, or animals; and
	(2) preventing any water pollution that is harmful to
	man or wildlife provided, however, that such rules be consistent
	with and not less stringent than commission [~~Texas Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation Commission~~] rules adopted under Chapter 26, [~~of the~~]
	Water Code.
	SECTION 6. Section 76.132, Agriculture Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 76.132. DISPOSAL OF PESTICIDE. The department, in
	coordination with the commission [~~Texas Commission on~~
	~~Environmental Quality~~] and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
	Service, shall organize pesticide waste and pesticide container
	collection activities statewide. The department, the commission
	[~~Texas Commission on Environmental Quality~~], and the Texas A&M
	AgriLife Extension Service may contract for the services of
	contractors that are licensed in the disposal of hazardous waste
	under Section 401.202, Health and Safety Code, or other contractors
	to implement the pesticide waste and pesticide container collection
	activities and facilitate the collection of canceled,
	unregistered, or otherwise unwanted pesticide products and
	pesticide containers.
	SECTION 7. Section 134.001(8), Agriculture Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(8) "New aquaculture facility" means a commercial
	aquaculture facility whose owner or operator initially sought waste
	discharge authorization from the Texas Natural Resource
	Conservation Commission after January 19, 1999, or the Texas
	Commission on Environmental Quality after December 31, 2003.
	SECTION 8. Section 201.006(f), Agriculture Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(f) The state board or a conservation district may disclose
	information relating to water quality complaints or compliance
	failures to the Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality under Section 201.026.
	SECTION 9. Section 201.027, Agriculture Code, is amended to
	read as follows:
	Sec. 201.027. ENFORCEMENT REFERRAL RECORDS. (a) The state
	board shall maintain detailed records about each state board
	referral of an agricultural or silvicultural operation to the Texas
	[~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental
	Quality for enforcement.
	(b) Records maintained under Subsection (a) must include
	information regarding the final disposition of the referral by the
	Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental
	Quality, including any enforcement action taken against the
	agricultural or silvicultural operation.
	SECTION 10. Section 418.122(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a) The Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality and other state agencies, in conjunction with
	the division, shall keep land uses and construction of structures
	and other facilities under continuing study and shall identify
	areas that are particularly susceptible to severe land shifting,
	subsidence, flooding, or other catastrophes.
	SECTION 11. Section 660.203(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a) An individual is entitled to reimbursement for the
	actual expense of meals and lodging incurred while performing the
	duties of the individual's office or employment if the individual
	is:
	(1) a judicial officer;
	(2) a chief administrative officer of a state agency,
	subject to Subsection (c);
	(3) the executive director of the Texas Legislative
	Council;
	(4) the secretary of the senate;
	(5) a member of the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas
	Workforce Commission, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the
	Board of Pardons and Paroles, or the Sabine River Compact
	Administration; or
	(6) a full-time member of a board and receives a salary
	from the state for service on that board.
	SECTION 12. Section 1501.251, Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 1501.251. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This
	subchapter applies only to a municipality:
	(1) that has a population of more than 275,000;
	(2) in which a majority of the qualified voters voting
	in an election have voted to authorize the municipality to contract
	with a river authority created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas
	Constitution, to acquire a water supply project from that
	authority; and
	(3) that holds a permit issued by the Texas [~~Natural~~
	~~Resource Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality for the
	municipality to use the water supply.
	SECTION 13. Section 2166.404(a), Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) The commission, in consultation with the Texas [~~Natural~~
	~~Resource Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality, the
	Texas Department of Transportation, and the Industry Advisory
	Committee, by rule shall adopt guidelines for the required use of
	xeriscape on state property associated with the construction of a
	new state building, structure, or facility that begins on or after
	January 1, 1994, including a project otherwise exempt from this
	chapter under Section 2166.003.
	SECTION 14. Section 362.004(a), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) This chapter does not limit the authority of the Texas
	[~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental
	Quality or a local government to:
	(1) perform a power or duty provided by other law; or
	(2) adopt and enforce rules to carry out duties under
	Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).
	SECTION 15. Sections 363.004(2) and (3), Health and Safety
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	(3) "Executive director" means the executive director
	of the Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 16. Section 364.011(c), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c) A rule adopted under this section may not authorize an
	activity, method of operation, or procedure that is prohibited by
	Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act) or by rules of the Texas
	[~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental
	Quality.
	SECTION 17. Section 365.011(1), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(1) "Approved solid waste site" means:
	(A) a solid waste site permitted or registered by
	the Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality;
	(B) a solid waste site licensed by a county under
	Chapter 361; or
	(C) a designated collection area for ultimate
	disposal at a permitted or licensed municipal solid waste site.
	SECTION 18. Section 365.013(a), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) The Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality shall adopt rules and standards regarding
	processing and treating litter disposed in violation of this
	subchapter.
	SECTION 19. Section 366.002(2), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 20. Section 369.001(1), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(1) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 21. Sections 370.002(2) and (4), Health and Safety
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(2) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	(4) "Executive director" means the executive director
	of the Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 22. Section 371.003(3), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(3) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 23. Section 383.003(5), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(5) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 24. Section 384.001(1), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(1) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 25. Section 384.012, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 384.012. POWERS AND DUTIES. An organization shall
	have the authority to:
	(1) receive and use funds;
	(2) have an account at the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality Air Emission
	Reduction Credit Bank;
	(3) acquire emission reduction credits through
	purchase, donation, or other means;
	(4) transfer emission reduction credits by sale or
	other means;
	(5) identify, evaluate, promote, initiate, and
	facilitate potential projects and strategies to generate emission
	reduction credits;
	(6) provide financial assistance for projects to
	generate emission reduction credits;
	(7) employ staff;
	(8) enter into contracts; and
	(9) consider sustainability of projects.
	SECTION 26. Section 388.002(5), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(5) "Commission" means the Texas [~~Natural Resource~~
	~~Conservation~~] Commission on Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 27. Section 389.001, Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 389.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission"
	means the Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality.
	SECTION 28. Section 401.415(d), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(d) The Railroad Commission of Texas shall consult with the
	department and the Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~]
	Commission on Environmental Quality as appropriate regarding
	administration of this section.
	SECTION 29. Section 753.008(a), Health and Safety Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a) The Texas [~~Natural Resource Conservation~~] Commission on
	Environmental Quality:
	(1) has concurrent jurisdiction with the board
	regarding the inspection of initial installation and other
	administrative supervision of aboveground tanks authorized and
	regulated by this chapter;
	(2) [. ~~The Texas Natural Resource Conservation~~
	~~Commission~~] has the primary authority for inspection of initial
	installation of the tanks; and
	(3) [. ~~The Texas Natural Resource Conservation~~
	~~Commission~~] shall report all violations of this chapter in regard
	to aboveground storage tanks to the state fire marshal for
	enforcement proceedings.
	SECTION 30. Section 42.024(b), Local Government Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(b) The governing body of an adopting municipality may by
	resolution include in its extraterritorial jurisdiction an area
	that is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a releasing
	municipality if:
	(1) the releasing municipality does not provide water,
	sewer services, and electricity to the released area;
	(2) the owners of a majority of the land within the
	released area request that the adopting municipality include in its
	extraterritorial jurisdiction the released area;
	(3) the released area is:
	(A) adjacent to the territory of the adopting
	municipality;

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


March 4, 2025

TO:	Honorable Brian Birdwell, Chair, Senate Committee on Natural Resources

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB766 by Zaffirini (Relating to the correction of references to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JMc, TUf, MW, AJL

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What does Texas SB766 do?

SB 766 is a statutory "clean-up" measure that updates 107 sections of the Texas Codes to formally replace obsolete references to the "Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission" (TNRCC) with the "Texas Commission on Environmental Quality" (TCEQ). This legislation affects all entities holding environmental permits but imposes no new operational regulations, fees, or penalties; it strictly harmonizes written law with current agency identity. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: September 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025 (for internal document precision) Agency Rulemaking: None.

Who authored SB766?

SB766 was authored by Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini during the Regular Session.

When was SB766 signed into law?

SB766 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.

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SB766 is enforced by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

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