Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 717 amends the Texas Litter Abatement Act to redefine "approved solid waste site" and to clarify that illegal dumping provisions do not apply to the temporary storage for future disposal of litter or other solid waste by a person on land owned by that person or by the person's agent. The act requires the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to regulate by rule such temporary storage.

            In addition, the act establishes that illegal dumping provisions do not apply to an individual's disposal of litter or other solid waste if the litter or waste is generated on land the individual owns, is not generated as a result of an activity related to a commercial purpose, occurs on land owned by the individual, and is not done for commercial purposes.