Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 29 - PROCEDURES FOR STATE CONSISTENCY WITH COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM GOALS AND POLICIES
Subchapter B - COMMISSIONER REVIEW AND CERTIFICATION OF AGENCY RULES
Section 29.24 - Pre-Certification Review of Draft Rules and Draft Rule Amendments

(a) Prior to the publication in the Texas Register of a proposed rule or amendment to a rule listed in §29.11(b) of this chapter (relating to Actions and Rules Subject to the Coastal Management Program), an agency may seek pre-certification review by filing a Request for Pre-certification Review with the CMP coordinator. The request shall include a copy of the draft rule or draft rule amendment and any information the agency wishes the commissioner to consider. This request shall allow the commissioner a minimum of 30 days to review and comment on the draft rule or rule amendment.

(b) The CMP coordinator shall distribute copies of the Request for Pre-certification Review, including all supporting information, to all committee members.

(c) The commissioner may review and comment in writing within 30 days of the date the request was received by the CMP coordinator, unless a longer time is provided in the agency's request. The commissioner's comments should identify applicable CMP goals and policies and potential inconsistencies with such goals and policies in the draft rule or rule amendment. The commissioner may make recommendations to the agency on how to correct any inconsistencies. The agency shall consider the commissioner's comments and any comments from the committee members.

(d) Agencies are encouraged to seek pre-certification review to maximize opportunities to coordinate agency rules, facilitate effective and efficient implementation of the CMP, and to identify and correct possible inconsistencies in the draft rule or draft rule amendment prior to publication of the proposal in the Texas Register.