Amend CSHB 1171 by adding a new SECTION ____ to read as
follows and renumbering the subsequent sections appropriately:
SECTION ____. Section 402.212, Health and Safety Code is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 402.212. Contract for Operation of Disposal Site
(a) The board shall, after competitive bidding, <may>
contract with a <political subdivision or agency of the state or a>
private entity to perform the overall operation of a disposal site.
(b) The board by rule shall establish procedures for
selection of and criteria for determining the competence of a
<political subdivision or agency of the state or a> private entity
to perform the overall operation of a disposal site.
(c) A contract under this section may not relieve the
authority of its management responsibility under this chapter.