Section 36.1145 - Operating Permit Renewal(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a district shall without a hearing renew or approve an application to renew an operating permit before the date on which the permit expires, provided that:(1) the application, if required by the district, is submitted in a timely manner and accompanied by any required fees in accordance with district rules; and(2) the permit holder is not requesting a change related to the renewal that would require a permit amendment under district rules.(b) A district is not required to renew a permit under this section if the applicant: (1) is delinquent in paying a fee required by the district;(2) is subject to a pending enforcement action for a substantive violation of a district permit, order, or rule that has not been settled by agreement with the district or a final adjudication; or(3) has not paid a civil penalty or has otherwise failed to comply with an order resulting from a final adjudication of a violation of a district permit, order, or rule.(c) If a district is not required to renew a permit under Subsection (b)(2), the permit remains in effect until the final settlement or adjudication on the matter of the substantive violation.Tex. Water Code § 36.1145
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 308,Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/2015.