Texas HB3249 amends rules for certifying issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases.

Texas HB3249 modifies the Government Code to require the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to jointly adopt rules for certifying issues to the commission. These rules must address appropriate issues for certification and the procedure for certifying them. Additionally, any issue raised by a party relating to the scope of discovery must be promptly certified by the administrative law judge to the commission. Each agency must publish the jointly adopted rules.

Texas HB3249 amends rules for certifying issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases.

Texas HB3249 modifies the Government Code to require the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to jointly adopt rules for certifying issues to the commission. These rules must address appropriate issues for certification and the procedure for certifying them. Additionally, any issue raised by a party relating to the scope of discovery must be promptly certified by the administrative law judge to the commission. Each agency must publish the jointly adopted rules.