Confidential information.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-194
in effectSec. 47-194. - Confidential information.
(a) Confidential information. An industrial user who asserts the trade secret exception to public disclosure under Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code (the Public Information Act) for any document they submit to the city must clearly mark or stamp the words "confidential business information" on each page that contains information the industrial user considers proprietary. The city shall make all information in a submission by an industrial user that is not so marked available to the public upon request without further notice. If an industrial user asserts that any portion of their submission may be excepted from public disclosure, the information will be treated in accordance with the procedures described in section 552.305 of the Texas Government Code.
(b) Effluent data. Information and data provided to the city under Subsection (a) of this section that is effluent data will be available to the public without restriction.
(c) Other information. All other information submitted to the city shall be available to the public at least to the extent provided by 40 C.F.R. § 2.302.
(Ord. No. 2020-1024, § 2(Exh. A), 12-2-2020)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH47WASE_ARTVINWA_S47-194COINFetched: 10/26/2026