1-1 By: Sims S.B. No. 963
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed March 11, 1993; March 15, 1993, read
1-3 first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources;
1-4 May 7, 1993, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 7, 1993,
1-6 sent to printer.)
1-7 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-8 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-9 Sims x
1-10 Truan x
1-11 Armbrister x
1-12 Barrientos x
1-13 Bivins x
1-14 Brown x
1-15 Carriker x
1-16 Lucio x
1-17 Montford x
1-18 Ratliff x
1-19 Shelley x
1-20 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 963 By: Sims
1-21 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-22 AN ACT
1-23 relating to municipal solid waste management.
1-24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-25 SECTION 1. The legislature finds that:
1-26 (1) the reduction of municipal solid waste by
1-27 encouraging affordable alternatives to disposal is an important
1-28 strategy in state-local waste management policy;
1-29 (2) improving all the municipal solid waste management
1-30 techniques is necessary to achieve the goal of reducing the
1-31 municipal solid waste stream;
1-32 (3) waste reduction efforts should focus on waste
1-33 stream components that are highest in volume;
1-34 (4) a municipal solid waste infrastructure that
1-35 encourages the reduction of waste through environmentally and
1-36 economically sound waste management incentives and the use of
1-37 source reduction, reuse, recycling, composting, and resource
1-38 recovery processes should be developed;
1-39 (5) flexible and effective means of implementing and
1-40 enforcing municipal solid waste laws should be provided;
1-41 (6) incentives for businesses to use recycled
1-42 materials should be created; and
1-43 (7) the actual cost of municipal solid waste disposal
1-44 should be imposed by municipalities on those that place municipal
1-45 solid waste in the solid waste stream in order to pay for
1-46 infrastructure development and to encourage waste reduction from
1-47 landfills.
1-48 SECTION 2. Section 361.014, Health and Safety Code, is
1-49 amended to read as follows:
1-50 Sec. 361.014. Use of Solid Waste Fee Revenue. Revenue
1-51 received by the commission <department> under Section 361.013 shall
1-52 be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commission
1-53 <department>. At least half the revenue is dedicated to the
1-54 commission's <department's> municipal solid waste permitting and
1-55 enforcement programs and related support activities, and the
1-56 balance of the revenue is dedicated to pay for activities that will
1-57 enhance the state's solid waste management program, including:
1-58 (1) provision of funds for the municipal solid waste
1-59 management planning fund and the municipal solid waste resource
1-60 recovery applied research and technical assistance fund established
1-61 by the Comprehensive Municipal Solid Waste Management, Resource
1-62 Recovery, and Conservation Act (Chapter 363);
1-63 (2) conduct of demonstration projects and studies to
1-64 help local governments of various populations and the private
1-65 sector to convert to accounting systems and set rates that reflect
1-66 the full costs of providing waste management services and are
1-67 proportionate to the amount of waste generated;
1-68 (3) provision of technical assistance to local
2-1 governments concerning solid waste management;
2-2 (4) <(3)> establishment of a solid waste resource
2-3 center in the department and an office of waste minimization and
2-4 recycling;
2-5 (5) <(4)> provision of supplemental funding to local
2-6 governments for the enforcement of this chapter, the Texas Litter
2-7 Abatement Act (Chapter 365), and Chapter 741, Acts of the 67th
2-8 Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 4477-9a, Vernon's Texas
2-9 Civil Statutes);
2-10 (6) <(5)> conduct of a statewide public awareness
2-11 program concerning solid waste management;
2-12 (7) <(6)> provision of supplemental funds for other
2-13 state agencies with responsibilities concerning solid waste
2-14 management, recycling, and other initiatives with the purpose of
2-15 diverting recyclable waste from landfills;
2-16 (8) <(7)> conduct of research to promote the
2-17 development and stimulation of markets for recycled waste products;
2-18 (9) <(8)> creation of a state municipal solid waste
2-19 superfund for:
2-20 (A) the cleanup of unauthorized tire dumps and
2-21 solid waste dumps for which a responsible party cannot be located
2-22 or is not immediately financially able to provide the cleanup; and
2-23 (B) the cleanup or proper closure of abandoned
2-24 or contaminated municipal solid waste sites for which a responsible
2-25 party is not immediately financially able to provide the cleanup;
2-26 and
2-27 (10) <(9)> provision of funds for other programs that
2-28 the commission <board of health> may consider appropriate to
2-29 further the purposes of this chapter.
2-30 SECTION 3. Subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f), Section
2-31 361.020, Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
2-32 (a) The commission <department> shall develop a strategic
2-33 state solid waste plan for all solid waste under its jurisdiction.
2-34 The commission shall develop a strategic <state solid waste> plan
2-35 for the reduction of solid waste <under its jurisdiction. The
2-36 state agencies shall coordinate the solid waste plans developed>.
2-37 (b) A strategic plan shall<, for the kinds of waste under
2-38 the jurisdiction of the agency preparing the plan,> identify both
2-39 short-term and long-term waste management problems, set short-term
2-40 objectives as steps toward meeting long-term goals, and recommend
2-41 specific actions to be taken within stated <state> times designed
2-42 to address the identified problems and to achieve the stated
2-43 objectives and goals. A plan shall reflect the state's preferred
2-44 waste management methods as stated in Section 361.022 or 361.023
2-45 <for the kinds of waste under the jurisdiction of the agency
2-46 preparing the plan>. A strategic plan shall describe the total
2-47 estimated generation of solid waste in the state over a five-year
2-48 and a 10-year period and shall list existing and proposed solid
2-49 waste management facilities to manage that waste.
2-50 (d) The commission in developing a comprehensive statewide
2-51 <Each agency in preparing its> strategic plan shall:
2-52 (1) consult with:
2-53 (A) <(1)> the agency's waste minimization,
2-54 recycling, or reduction division;
2-55 (B) the municipal solid waste management and
2-56 resource recovery advisory council;
2-57 (C) <(2)> the waste reduction advisory
2-58 committee; <and>
2-59 (D) <(3)> the interagency coordinating council;
2-60 and
2-61 (E) local governments, appropriate regional and
2-62 state agencies, businesses, citizen groups, and private waste
2-63 management firms;
2-64 (2) hold public hearings in different regions of the
2-65 state; and
2-66 (3) publish the proposed plan in the Texas Register.
2-67 (e) A strategic plan shall be updated every two years. The
2-68 commission <Each agency> continually shall collect and analyze data
2-69 for use in its next updated plan and systematically shall monitor
2-70 progress toward achieving existing plan objectives and goals. In
3-1 preparing its updated plan, an agency shall examine previously and
3-2 newly identified waste management problems, reevaluate its plan
3-3 objectives and goals, and review and update its planning documents.
3-4 (f) Before the <department or the> commission adopts its
3-5 strategic plan or makes significant amendments to the plan, the
3-6 Texas Air Control Board must have the opportunity to comment and
3-7 make recommendations on the proposed plan or amendments and shall
3-8 be given such reasonable time to do so as specified by the agency.
3-9 SECTION 4. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
3-10 Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0201 to read as follows:
3-11 Sec. 361.0201. COMPREHENSIVE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
3-12 MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN. (a) The comprehensive municipal solid
3-13 waste management strategic plan developed under Section 361.020
3-14 shall identify the components of the municipal solid waste stream
3-15 that are highest in volume and shall set priorities according to
3-16 those findings.
3-17 (b) The plan shall:
3-18 (1) describe the capacity in the state to manage
3-19 municipal waste through existing treatment or disposal facilities
3-20 and identify all existing municipal solid waste management
3-21 facilities in the state, their capacity, and their projected
3-22 remaining useful life; and
3-23 (2) analyze the state's capacity requirements over the
3-24 planning periods specified in Section 361.020(c).
3-25 (c) The analysis of capacity requirements under Subsection
3-26 (b) shall:
3-27 (1) examine the type and amount of each municipal
3-28 solid waste stream that can reasonably be expected to be generated
3-29 in the state or accepted from other states, using information on
3-30 existing and past levels of waste and representative receipts from
3-31 other states, and shall include information on the sources,
3-32 characteristics, and current patterns of waste management of those
3-33 waste streams; and
3-34 (2) estimate the amount of the total municipal solid
3-35 waste identified under this subsection that is reasonably expected
3-36 to be:
3-37 (A) recycled annually, according to previous
3-38 rates and projected increases from those rates;
3-39 (B) transported annually to another state or
3-40 imported into this state for treatment or other disposition
3-41 according to previous rates and projected increases from those
3-42 rates; and
3-43 (C) disposed of or incinerated annually within
3-44 the state.
3-45 (d) The plan shall set a goal for overall reduction in the
3-46 amount of municipal solid waste consistent with Section 361.422
3-47 using 1991 as the base year for computing the reduction. The
3-48 commission may adjust this goal if it determines that it is not
3-49 necessary given the state's disposal capacity, is not economically
3-50 or technologically feasible, or is not feasible given the state's
3-51 projected population growth.
3-52 (e) The plan shall ensure that source reduction, reuse,
3-53 recycling, composting, and resource recovery are all addressed.
3-54 (f) The plan shall include a program of public education
3-55 developed under Section 361.0202.
3-56 (g) The plan may not allow the commission to require a local
3-57 government to perform any act not specifically required by state
3-58 law or commission rule.
3-59 SECTION 5. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
3-60 Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0202 to read as follows:
3-61 Sec. 361.0202. DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS. (a) The
3-62 commission shall develop a public awareness program to increase
3-63 awareness of individual responsibility for properly reducing and
3-64 disposing of municipal solid waste and to encourage participation
3-65 in waste source reduction, composting, reuse, and recycling. The
3-66 program shall include:
3-67 (1) a media campaign to develop and disseminate
3-68 educational materials designed to establish broad public
3-69 understanding and compliance with the state's waste reduction and
3-70 recycling goals; and
4-1 (2) a curriculum, developed in cooperation with the
4-2 commissioner of education and suitable for use in programs from
4-3 kindergarten through high school, that promotes waste reduction and
4-4 recycling.
4-5 (b) As part of the program, the commission may:
4-6 (1) advise and consult with individuals, businesses,
4-7 and manufacturers on source reduction techniques and recycling; and
4-8 (2) sponsor or cosponsor with public and private
4-9 organizations technical workshops and seminars on source reduction
4-10 and recycling.
4-11 SECTION 6. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
4-12 Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0219 to read as follows:
4-13 Sec. 361.0219. OFFICE OF WASTE EXCHANGE. (a) The office of
4-14 waste exchange is an office of the commission.
4-15 (b) The office shall facilitate the exchange of solid waste,
4-16 recyclable or compostable materials, and other secondary materials
4-17 among persons that generate, recycle, compost, or reuse those
4-18 materials, in order to foster greater recycling, composting, and
4-19 reuse in the state. At least one party to such an exchange must be
4-20 in the state. The office shall provide information to interested
4-21 persons on arranging exchanges of these materials in order to allow
4-22 greater recycling, composting, and reuse of the materials and may
4-23 act as broker for exchanges of the materials if private brokers are
4-24 not available.
4-25 (c) The office of waste exchange shall adopt a plan for
4-26 providing to interested persons information on waste exchange and
4-27 shall report to the legislature on the plan and on the state's
4-28 participation in any regional or national waste exchange program.
4-29 Annually the office of waste exchange shall report to the
4-30 legislature on progress in implementing this section, including
4-31 information on the movement and exchange of materials and the
4-32 effect on recycling, composting, and reuse rates in the state.
4-33 SECTION 7. Section 361.024, Health and Safety Code, is
4-34 amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
4-35 (e) Rules shall be adopted as provided by the Administrative
4-36 Procedure and Texas Register Act (Article 6252-13a, Vernon's Texas
4-37 Civil Statutes). As provided by that Act, the commission must
4-38 adopt rules when adopting, repealing, or amending any agency
4-39 statement of general applicability that interprets or prescribes
4-40 law or policy or describes the procedure or practice requirements
4-41 of the agency. The commission shall follow its own rules as
4-42 adopted until it changes them in accordance with that Act.
4-43 SECTION 8. Subsection (a), Section 361.034, Health and
4-44 Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
4-45 (a) The commission shall submit a report to the presiding
4-46 officers of the legislature and the governor not later than January
4-47 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report must include:
4-48 (1) a summary of a performance report of the imposed
4-49 industrial solid waste and hazardous waste fees authorized under
4-50 Subchapter D and related activities to determine the
4-51 appropriateness of the fee structures;
4-52 (2) an evaluation of progress made in accomplishing
4-53 the state's public policy concerning the preference of waste
4-54 management methods under Section 361.023;
4-55 (3) projections of the volume of waste by type of
4-56 waste, disposition of waste, and remaining capacity or capacity
4-57 used for the treatment and disposal of the waste; <and>
4-58 (4) projections of the availability of adequate
4-59 capacity in this state for the management of all types of hazardous
4-60 waste generated within the state and a report of the amounts,
4-61 types, and sources of hazardous waste imported into and exported
4-62 from the state in the previous year;
4-63 (5) an evaluation of the progress made and activities
4-64 engaged in consistent with the state's municipal solid waste
4-65 management plan, in particular the progress toward meeting the
4-66 waste reduction goal established by Section 361.0201(d);
4-67 (6) an evaluation of the progress made by local
4-68 governments under the solid waste management plans;
4-69 (7) the status of state procurement under Section
4-70 361.426 of products made of recycled materials or that are
5-1 reusable, including documentation of any decision not to purchase
5-2 those products;
5-3 (8) the status of the governmental entity recycling
5-4 program established under Section 361.425, including the status of
5-5 collection and storage procedures and program evaluations required
5-6 by that section;
5-7 (9) the status of the public education program
5-8 described in Section 361.0202; and
5-9 (10) recommendations to the governor and to the
5-10 legislature for improving the management of municipal solid waste
5-11 in the state.
5-12 SECTION 9. Section 361.111, Health and Safety Code, is
5-13 amended to read as follows:
5-14 Sec. 361.111. COMMISSION SHALL <DEPARTMENT MAY> EXEMPT
5-15 CERTAIN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES. (a) The
5-16 commission shall <department may> exempt from permit requirements a
5-17 municipal solid waste management facility that<:>
5-18 <(1)> is used in the transfer of municipal solid waste
5-19 to a solid waste processing or disposal facility from:
5-20 (1) a municipality <service area> with a population of
5-21 less than 50,000;
5-22 (2) a county with a population of less than 85,000;
5-23 (3) a facility used in the transfer of municipal solid
5-24 waste that transfers or will transfer 125 tons a day or less; or
5-25 (4) a materials recovery facility that recycles for
5-26 reuse more than 10 percent of its incoming nonsegregated waste
5-27 stream if the remaining nonrecyclable waste is transferred to a
5-28 permitted Type I landfill not farther than 50 miles from the
5-29 materials recovery facility.
5-30 (b) The facility shall comply <5,000 to a solid waste
5-31 processing or disposal site; and>
5-32 <(2) complies> with design and operational
5-33 requirements established by commission <board of health> rule that
5-34 are necessary to protect the public's health and the environment.
5-35 (c) To qualify for an exemption under this section, an
5-36 applicant must hold a public meeting about the siting of the
5-37 facility in the municipality or county in which the facility is or
5-38 will be located.
5-39 SECTION 10. Section 363.003, Health and Safety Code, is
5-40 amended to read as follows:
5-41 Sec. 363.003. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that:
5-42 (1) the growth of the state's economy and population
5-43 has resulted in an increase in discarded materials;
5-44 (2) the improper management of solid waste creates
5-45 hazards to the public health, can cause air and water pollution,
5-46 creates public nuisances, and causes a blight on the landscape;
5-47 (3) there is increasing public opposition to the
5-48 location of solid waste land disposal facilities;
5-49 (4) because some communities lack sufficient financial
5-50 resources, municipal solid waste land disposal sites in the state
5-51 are being improperly operated and maintained, causing potential
5-52 health problems to nearby residents, attracting vectors, and
5-53 creating conditions that destroy the beauty and quality of our
5-54 environment;
5-55 (5) often, operational deficiencies occur at rural
5-56 solid waste land disposal sites operated by local governments that
5-57 do not have the funds, personnel, equipment, and technical
5-58 expertise to properly operate a disposal system;
5-59 (6) many smaller communities and rural residents have
5-60 no organized solid waste collection and disposal system, resulting
5-61 in dumping of garbage and trash along the roadside, in roadside
5-62 parks, and at illegal dump sites;
5-63 (7) combining two or more small, inefficient
5-64 operations into local, regional, or countywide systems may provide
5-65 a more economical, efficient, and safe means for the collection and
5-66 disposal of solid waste and will offer greater opportunities for
5-67 future resource recovery;
5-68 (8) there are private operators of municipal solid
5-69 waste management systems with whom persons can contract or
5-70 franchise their services, and many of those private operators
6-1 possess the management expertise, qualified personnel, and
6-2 specialized equipment for the safe collection, handling, and
6-3 disposal of solid waste;
6-4 (9) technologies exist to separate usable material
6-5 from solid waste and to convert solid waste to energy, and it will
6-6 benefit this state to work in cooperation with private business,
6-7 nonprofit organizations, and public agencies that have acquired
6-8 knowledge, expertise, and technology in the fields of energy
6-9 production and recycling, reuse, reclamation, and collection of
6-10 materials;
6-11 (10) the opportunity for resource recovery is
6-12 diminished unless local governments can exercise control over solid
6-13 waste and can enter long-term contracts to supply solid waste to
6-14 resource recovery systems or to operate those systems; <and>
6-15 (11) the control of solid waste collection and
6-16 disposal should continue to be the responsibility of local
6-17 governments and public agencies, but the problems of solid waste
6-18 management have become a matter of state concern and require state
6-19 financial assistance to plan and implement solid waste management
6-20 practices that encourage the safe disposal of solid waste and the
6-21 recovery of material and energy resources from solid waste; and
6-22 (12) local governments should be encouraged to
6-23 contract with waste management firms to meet the requirements of
6-24 this chapter.
6-25 SECTION 11. Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
6-26 Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0961 to read as follows:
6-27 Sec. 361.0961. RESTRICTIONS ON AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
6-28 OR OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) A local government or other
6-29 political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance, rule, or
6-30 regulation to:
6-31 (1) prohibit or restrict, for solid waste management
6-32 purposes, the sale or use of a container or package in a manner not
6-33 authorized by state law;
6-34 (2) prohibit or restrict the processing of solid waste
6-35 by a solid waste facility permitted by the commission for that
6-36 purpose in a manner not authorized by state law; or
6-37 (3) assess a fee or deposit on the sale or use of a
6-38 container or package.
6-39 (b) This section does not prevent a local government or
6-40 other political subdivision from complying with federal or state
6-41 law or regulation. A local government or other political
6-42 subdivision may take any action otherwise prohibited by this
6-43 section in order to comply with federal requirements or to avoid
6-44 federal or state penalties or fines.
6-45 (c) This section does not limit the authority of a local
6-46 government to enact zoning ordinances.
6-47 SECTION 12. Section 363.062, Health and Safety Code, is
6-48 amended by adding a new Subsection (d) and relettering existing
6-49 Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
6-50 (d) In each even-numbered year on the anniversary of the
6-51 adoption of a municipal solid waste management plan, each planning
6-52 region shall report to the department on the progress of the
6-53 region's municipal solid waste management program and recycling
6-54 activities developed under this section. The department may not
6-55 require a planning region to submit to the department information
6-56 previously submitted to the department by the planning region in an
6-57 earlier plan or report.
6-58 (e) If the department determines that a regional solid waste
6-59 management plan does not conform to the requirements adopted by the
6-60 board, the department shall give written notice to the planning
6-61 region of each aspect of the plan that must be changed to conform
6-62 to board requirements. After the changes have been made in the
6-63 plan as provided by the department, the department shall submit the
6-64 plan to the board for approval.
6-65 (f) <(e)> The board by rule shall adopt an approved regional
6-66 solid waste management plan.
6-67 SECTION 13. Section 363.063, Health and Safety Code, is
6-68 amended by adding a new Subsection (d) and relettering existing
6-69 Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
6-70 (d) In each even-numbered year on the anniversary of the
7-1 adoption of a municipal solid waste management plan, each local
7-2 government shall report to the department on the progress of its
7-3 municipal solid waste management program and recycling activities
7-4 implemented under this section. The department may not require a
7-5 local government to submit to the planning region or to the
7-6 department information previously submitted to the planning region
7-7 or department by the local government in an earlier plan or report.
7-8 (e) If the department determines that a local solid waste
7-9 management plan does not conform to the requirements adopted by the
7-10 board, the department shall give written notice to the local
7-11 government of each aspect of the plan that must be changed to
7-12 conform to board requirements. After changes are made in the plan
7-13 as requested by the department, the department shall submit the
7-14 plan to the board for approval.
7-15 (f) <(e)> The board by rule shall adopt an approved local
7-16 solid waste management plan.
7-17 SECTION 14. Section 363.064, Health and Safety Code, is
7-18 amended to read as follows:
7-19 Sec. 363.064. Contents of Regional or Local Solid Waste
7-20 Management Plan. A regional or local solid waste management plan
7-21 must:
7-22 (1) include a description and an assessment of current
7-23 efforts in the geographic area covered by the plan to minimize
7-24 production of municipal solid waste, including sludge, and efforts
7-25 to reuse or recycle waste;
7-26 (2) identify additional opportunities for waste
7-27 minimization and waste reuse or recycling;
7-28 (3) include a description and assessment of existing
7-29 or proposed community programs for the collection of household
7-30 hazardous waste;
7-31 (4) make recommendations for encouraging and achieving
7-32 a greater degree of waste minimization and waste reuse or recycling
7-33 in the geographic area covered by the plan;
7-34 (5) encourage cooperative efforts between local
7-35 governments and private industry in the siting of landfills for the
7-36 disposal of solid waste;
7-37 (6) consider the need to transport waste between
7-38 municipalities, from a municipality to an area in the jurisdiction
7-39 of a county, or between counties, particularly if a technically
7-40 suitable site for a landfill does not exist in a particular area;
7-41 <and>
7-42 (7) allow a local government to justify the need for a
7-43 landfill in its jurisdiction to dispose of the solid waste
7-44 generated in the jurisdiction of another local government that does
7-45 not have a technically suitable site for a landfill in its
7-46 jurisdiction;<.>
7-47 (8) <(7)> establish recycling rate goals appropriate
7-48 to the area covered by the plan; and
7-49 (9) <(8)> recommend composting programs for yard waste
7-50 and related organic wastes that may include:
7-51 (A) creation and use of community composting
7-52 centers;
7-53 (B) adoption of the "Don't Bag It" program for
7-54 lawn clippings developed by the Texas Agricultural Extension
7-55 Service; and
7-56 (C) development and promotion of education
7-57 programs on home composting, community composting, and the
7-58 separation of yard waste for use as mulch;
7-59 (10) assess the need for new waste disposal capacity;
7-60 (11) include a public education program; and
7-61 (12) include waste reduction in accordance with the
7-62 goal established under Section 361.0201(d), to the extent that
7-63 funds are available.
7-64 SECTION 15. The office of waste exchange created by Section
7-65 361.0219, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, shall adopt
7-66 the plan required by that section not later than September 1, 1994.
7-67 SECTION 16. This Act does not affect the transfer of powers,
7-68 duties, rights, and obligations made by Chapter 3, Acts of the 72nd
7-69 Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991.
7-70 SECTION 17. The change in law made by Section 361.024,
8-1 Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, applies to rules in
8-2 effect on or adopted on or after the effective date of this Act.
8-3 SECTION 18. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
8-4 SECTION 19. The importance of this legislation and the
8-5 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
8-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
8-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
8-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.
8-9 * * * * *
8-10 Austin,
8-11 Texas
8-12 May 7, 1993
8-13 Hon. Bob Bullock
8-14 President of the Senate
8-15 Sir:
8-16 We, your Committee on Natural Resources to which was referred S.B.
8-17 No. 963, have had the same under consideration, and I am instructed
8-18 to report it back to the Senate with the recommendation that it do
8-19 not pass, but that the Committee Substitute adopted in lieu thereof
8-20 do pass and be printed.
8-21 Sims,
8-22 Chairman
8-23 * * * * *
8-24 WITNESSES
8-25 FOR AGAINST ON
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8-27 Name: Ken Kramer x
8-28 Representing: Sierra Club
8-29 City: Austin
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8-31 Name: Jon Fisher x
8-32 Representing: Tx Chemical Council
8-33 City: Austin
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8-35 Name: Chuck Courtney x
8-36 Representing: Tx Retailers Assoc.
8-37 City: Austin
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8-39 Name: Nub Donaldson x
8-40 Representing: BFI
8-41 City: Austin
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8-43 Name: Brad Shields x
8-44 Representing: Kraft General Foods
8-45 City: Austin
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