Texas SB2214 amends the Health and Safety Code to impose penalties for false statements in solid waste facility permit applications and mandates.

Texas SB2214 amends the Health and Safety Code to introduce penalties for knowingly making materially false or misleading statements in solid waste facility permit applications. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality can impose civil and administrative penalties on permit applicants or holders found guilty of such actions. The bill also mandates that the commission annually adjust permit application fees for inflation, using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. These changes apply only to permit applications submitted after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.

Texas SB2214 amends the Health and Safety Code to impose penalties for false statements in solid waste facility permit applications and mandates.

Texas SB2214 amends the Health and Safety Code to introduce penalties for knowingly making materially false or misleading statements in solid waste facility permit applications. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality can impose civil and administrative penalties on permit applicants or holders found guilty of such actions. The bill also mandates that the commission annually adjust permit application fees for inflation, using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. These changes apply only to permit applications submitted after the bill's effective date of September 1, 2025.