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Senate Bill 1413 |
Senate Author: Shapleigh et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Smith, Wayne |
Senate Bill 1413 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the county commissioners court in a county with a population of 250,000 or more to create a county brownfield cleanup and economic redevelopment program and a county brownfield cleanup and economic redevelopment fund. The bill includes provisions relating to environmental assessment, tax abatement agreement incentives, contracts for site remediation or inspection, grants and loans, a liaison to the Environmental Protection Agency, a liaison to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, limitations on liability, failure to pass inspection, and commission assistance.