SRC-TJG S.B. 585 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 585
78R3800 MI-FBy: Duncan
Natural Resources
3/5/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, certain recycling facilities may not be able to meet the new
recycling center regulations set by the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ), and will have to be cleaned up or closed. However, there
is no funding available at the local or federal level to assist a local
government in these types of actions.  As proposed, S.B. 585 adds
remediation, cleanup, and closure of unpermitted solid waste facilities to
the list of activities that qualify for TCEQ grants that are funded by the
municipal solid waste superfund. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 361.014(a), Health and Safety Code, to add
remediation, cleanup, and proper closure of unauthorized recycling sites
for which a responsible party is not immediately financially able to
perform the remediation, cleanup, and closure, to the list of actions for
which the state will provide money, relating to the creation of a state
municipal solid waste superfund. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2003.