Focus Report, Volume 87, Number 5, January 10, 2022 Page: PAGE11
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also listed several reclamation standards and specific rules
to be enforced by TCEQ. These included providing for
the protection of surface water, groundwater, agricultural
land, wildlife habitat, and wetlands; ensuring reclamation
occurs concurrently with sand mining operations;
requiring the reuse of surface soil removed for sand
mining and construction of ponds to catch rainwater; and
mandating the use of lime and fertilizer in soil for new
grasses and vegetation to grow quickly. These changes
would have provided a fiscally conservative solution
to an environmental problem. Although disappointed
this bill was vetoed, I look forward to working with the
governor and his staff to develop acceptable solutions and
alternatives for next session."
Notes
The HRO analysis of HB 1544 appeared in the April
12 Daily Floor Report.House Research Organization
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