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Amend CSHB 2877 as follows:
(1) Strike existing Section 361.122, Health and Safety
Code, and replace it with the following language by adding a new
SECTION and renumbering the subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 361.122, Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 361.122. DENIAL OF CERTAIN LANDFILL PERMITS. (a) The
commission may not issue a permit for a Type IV landfill if:
(1) the proposed site is located within 100 feet of a
canal that is used as a public drinking water source or for
irrigation of crops used for human or animal consumption;
(2) the proposed site is located in a county with a
population of more than 225,000 that is located adjacent to the Gulf
of Mexico; and
(3) prior to final consideration of the application
by the commission, the commissioners of the county in which the
facility is located have adopted a resolution recommending denial
of the application.
(b) In addition to the restriction on the location of a Type
IV landfill under Subsection (a), the commission may not issue a
permit for a Type IV landfill if, on or before January 13, 2003, the
proposed facility was determined by the applicable regional
planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government
Code, to be incompatible with a regional solid waste management
plan adopted under Section 363.062 of this code.