Part 1.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 21.
OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE HEARING PROCEDURES
31 TAC §§21.1-21.31, 21.33-21.52
The General Land Office (GLO) adopts without changes the
repeal of 31 TAC, Chapter 21, §§21.1-21.31, 21.33-21.52, relating
to Oil Spill Prevention and Response Hearings Procedures as published in the
December 17, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 11243).
In accordance with the Appropriations Act of 1997, HB 1, Article IX, Section
167 requires that each state agency review and consider for readoption each
rule pursuant to the Government Code, Chapter 2001. The Notice of Intent to
review Chapter 21 was originally published in the November 13, 1999, edition
of the
Texas Register
. The result of the rule
review at that time found that reasons for adopting the rules continued to
exist and readopted the rules as published in the April 30, 1999, edition
of the
Texas Register
.
The GLO has now determined that because (1) these rules merely paraphrase
existing statutes without adding any agency interpretation, policy, or other
additional information; (2) the information can be found on the GLO website;
and (3) the GLO hearing rules in 31 TAC, Chapter 2, relating to Rules of Practice
and Procedure, contain adequate guidance for hearings under the Oil Spill
Prevention and Response Act (OSPRA), the rules currently found in Chapter
21 are unnecessary. In addition to the rules at 31 TAC, Chapter 2, OSPRA act
hearings are governed by the procedures in the Texas Administrative Procedures
Act. The repeal of Chapter 21 will simplify hearings under OSPRA.
There were no comments received regarding the repeal of Chapter 21.
The repeal is adopted under Texas Natural Resources Code, §40.007,
which provides the commissioner with the authority to establish rules for
Oil Spill Prevention and Response. This repeal affects Texas Natural Resource
Code §40.007.
This repeal does not affect any statute, code or article.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on January 27, 2000.
TRD-200000578
Larry Soward
Chief Clerk
General Land Office
Effective date: February 16, 2000
Proposal publication date: December 17, 1999
For further information, please call: (512) 305-9129
Chapter 365.
INVESTMENT RULES
The Texas Water Development Board (the board) adopts amendments to
31 TAC §§365.2, 365.8, and 365.18 regarding investment rules without
changes to the proposed text as published in the December 3, 1999
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 10816) and will not be republished. The amendments
are proposed for clarification and compliance with the Public Funds Investment
Act (PFIA), Government Code, Chapter 2256.
Section 365.2(7) is amended to specify the definition of a Historically
Underutilized Business (HUB) as a business that is certified as a HUB by the
Texas General Services Commission pursuant to the Government Code, Chapter
2161. Section 365.2(8) is proposed for amendment to reflect the appropriate
title for the Director of Internal Audit. Sections 365.8 and 365.18 are amended
to reflect changes to the frequency of audit requirements in accordance with
recent amendments to the Government Code, Chapter 2256, §2256.005.
No comments were received on the proposed amendments.
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 10.
TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD