By Hill H.B. No. 2056 75R5447 SMH-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the recovery of environmental inspection, removal, and 1-3 remediation costs by a taxing unit that purchases real property at 1-4 an ad valorem tax sale. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Section 34.06, Tax Code, is amended by adding 1-7 Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-8 (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the purchasing taxing 1-9 unit is entitled to recover from the proceeds of a resale of the 1-10 property any cost incurred by the taxing unit in inspecting the 1-11 property to determine whether there is a release or threatened 1-12 release of solid waste, as defined by Section 361.003, Health and 1-13 Safety Code, from the property and of taking action to remove or 1-14 remediate the release or threatened release regardless of whether 1-15 the taxing unit: 1-16 (1) was required by law to incur the cost; or 1-17 (2) obtained the consent of each taxing unit entitled 1-18 to receive proceeds of the sale under the judgment of foreclosure 1-19 to incur the cost. 1-20 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-1 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-2 passage, and it is so enacted.