1-1 By: Luna S.B. No. 726
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 9, 1993; March 10, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
1-4 March 17, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 5; March 17, 1993,
1-6 sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-9 Harris of Dallas x
1-10 Rosson x
1-11 Carriker x
1-12 Henderson x
1-13 Leedom x
1-14 Lucio x
1-15 Luna x
1-16 Nelson x
1-17 Patterson x
1-18 Shelley x
1-19 Sibley x
1-20 West x
1-21 Whitmire x
1-22 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 726 By: Luna
1-23 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-24 AN ACT
1-25 relating to the use by state agencies of biosolids derived from
1-26 sludge.
1-27 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-28 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
1-29 Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0221 to read as follows:
1-30 Sec. 361.0221. USE OF BIOSOLIDS DERIVED FROM SLUDGE. (a) A
1-31 state agency, as defined in Section 315.002, Government Code, shall
1-32 require the use of biosolids derived or produced from domestic
1-33 wastewater treatment plant sludge in any agency project that
1-34 requires fertilization or soil amendments. Such biosolid product
1-35 and use must be in compliance with all state and federal
1-36 regulations, including those promulgated under this chapter and 40
1-37 C.F.R. Part 503.
1-38 (b) The commission may by rule provide for exceptions to the
1-39 requirements of this section.
1-40 (c) In this section, "biosolids" means domestic municipal
1-41 wastewater sludges treated by composting, heat drying, alkaline
1-42 stabilization, or other technologies approved by the U. S.
1-43 Environmental Protection Agency and the commission which render the
1-44 product suitable for beneficial use.
1-45 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
1-46 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the
1-47 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-48 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-49 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-50 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
1-51 * * * * *
1-52 Austin,
1-53 Texas
1-54 March 17, 1993
1-55 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-56 President of the Senate
1-57 Sir:
1-58 We, your Committee on State Affairs to which was referred S.B. No.
1-59 726, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed to
1-60 report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do not
1-61 pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof do
1-62 pass and be printed.
1-63 Harris of
1-64 Dallas, Chairman
1-65 * * * * *
1-66 WITNESSES
1-67 FOR AGAINST ON
1-68 ___________________________________________________________________
2-1 Name: Chris Macomb x
2-2 Representing: Texas Water Comm
2-3 City: Austin
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2-5 Name: Craug Steffens x
2-6 Representing: Tx Dept of Transportation
2-7 City: Austin
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2-9 Name: Janet Reed x
2-10 Representing: General Services Comm
2-11 City: Austin
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2-13 Name: Carlton Williams x
2-14 Representing: San Antonio Water System
2-15 City: San Antonio
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2-17 Name: Robert Dow x
2-18 Representing: Silver Creek Materials Inc.
2-19 City: Fort Worth
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2-21 Name: Gerald Armstrong x
2-22 Representing: Enviroganics Inc.
2-23 City: Stafford
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2-25 Name: John Dromgooze x
2-26 Representing: Sensible Citizens for Sludge
2-27 City: Austin
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2-29 Name: John Pouland x
2-30 Representing: General Services Comm
2-31 City: Austin
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