Texas HB4485 amends Water Code to restrict reissuance of general permits for waste discharge after denial or suspension.

Texas HB4485 amends the Water Code to establish that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cannot authorize a discharger to use a general permit for five years after a denial or suspension of their discharge authority. This restriction applies only to denials or suspensions occurring after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025. Denials or suspensions ordered before the bill's effective date remain governed by existing law.

Texas HB4485 amends Water Code to restrict reissuance of general permits for waste discharge after denial or suspension.

Texas HB4485 amends the Water Code to establish that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality cannot authorize a discharger to use a general permit for five years after a denial or suspension of their discharge authority. This restriction applies only to denials or suspensions occurring after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025. Denials or suspensions ordered before the bill's effective date remain governed by existing law.