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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain fees deposited to the hazardous and |
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solid waste remediation fee account for reimbursement of |
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environmental remediation at certain former battery recycling |
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facility sites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.133, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), money in the account |
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attributable to fees imposed under Section 361.138 may be used for |
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reimbursement of environmental remediation at the site of a former |
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battery recycling facility located in the municipal boundaries of a |
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municipality with a population of more than 115,000 and less than |
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250,000 if a community development corporation serving the |
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municipality is issued an industrial hazardous waste permit by the |
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commission for the site and is paying or has paid for part of the |
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costs of the environmental remediation of the site pursuant to the |
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permit. This subsection expires September 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |