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House Bill 1619 |
House Author: Shine |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Buckingham |
House Bill 1619 amends the Texas Clean Air Act, Health and Safety Code, to restrict prosecution of certain conduct that violates a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rule relating to outdoor burning of waste and combustible material and also violates a municipal ordinance to prosecution under the municipal ordinance. The bill authorizes enforcement by a peace officer of provisions relating to outdoor burning of waste and combustible material and applicable TCEQ rules.
House Bill 1619 amends the Water Code to revise the criteria that determines the misdemeanor penalty for an offense under those provisions relating to outdoor burning of waste and combustible material.