Amend HB 2103 as follows:
      (1)  On page 8, between lines 9 and 10, insert:
      SECTION 7.  Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0695 to read as follows:
      Sec. 361.0695.  PUBLIC MEETING AND NOTICE FOR SOLID WASTE
FACILITIES.  (a)  An applicant for a new facility that accepts
municipal solid wastes shall hold a public meeting in the county in
which the proposed facility is to be located.  The meeting must be
held before the 45th day after the application is filed.
      (b)  The applicant shall publish notice of the public meeting
at least once each week during the three weeks preceding the
meeting.  The notice must be published in the newspaper of the
largest general circulation that is published in the county in
which the proposed facility is to be located.  If a newspaper is
not published in the county, the notice must be published in a
newspaper of general circulation in the county.
      (c)  The applicant shall present to the commission an
affidavit certifying that the notice was published as required by
Subsection (b).  The commission's acceptance of the affidavit
raises a presumption that the applicant has complied with
Subsection (b).
      (d)  The published notice may not be smaller than 96.8 square
centimeters or 15 square inches with the shortest dimension not
less than 7.5 centimeters or 3 inches.  The notice must contain at
least the following information:
            (1)  the permit application number;
            (2)  the applicant's name;
            (3)  the proposed location of the facility; and
            (4)  the location and availability of copies of the
application.
      (e)  The applicant shall pay the cost of the notice required
under this section.  The commission by rule may establish a
procedure for payment of those costs.
      (f)  The meeting shall include a discussion of:
            (1)  the compatibility of the proposed facility with
relevant state or regional solid waste management plans;
            (2)  other sites considered for the proposed facility
and the process for selecting the site identified in the
application;
            (3)  potential benefits to the local community of
constructing the proposed facility including:
                  (A)  employment opportunities and related job
training to ensure that residents of the host community can compete
for skilled and semiskilled employment at the facility;
                  (B)  contributions by the facility to the
community infrastructure including road maintenance, park
development, and litter control;
                  (C)  fair and reasonable compensation to owners
of real property less than 2,640 feet from the facility for any
decrease in the assessed value of the property attributable to the
siting of the facility.
            (4)  effects the facility may have on local residents,
places of worship, schools, day care centers, or surface water
bodies used to supply public drinking water; and
      (g)  The applicant shall mail to the commission a report of
the proceedings of the meeting, including summaries of the
information discussed and input received at the meeting.  The
report must be postmarked not later than the 30th day after the
date the meeting concludes.