SRC-MSY S.B. 1091 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1091
78R5511 SGA-FBy: Shapiro
State Affairs
3/25/2003
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current law requires the General Land Office (GLO) to provide support to
the Recycling Market Development Board (RMDB), and requires the GLO
commissioner to serve as the RMDB chairman.  As proposed, S.B. 1091
removes GLO from the RMDB, provides an alternative chairman, and amends
the Solid Waste Disposal Act by updating the names of various affected
state agencies. 

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 361.422(e), Health and Safety Code, by deleting
the General Land Office (GLO) from the list of entities whose
representatives must be part of an advisory task force convened under
certain circumstances. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 361.423(a), Health and Safety Code, as follows:

(a)  Deletes the commissioner of the GLO, the executive director of the
General Services Commission, and the executive director of the Texas
Department of Commerce from the list of persons who are on the Recycling
Market Development Board (RMDB), and adds the executive director of the
Texas Building and Procurement Commission and the executive director of
the Texas Department of Economic Development.  Makes conforming and
nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 3.  Repealer:  Sections 361.423(d), Health and Safety Code
(requiring the GLO to                   provide RMDB with support). 

Repealer: 361.424 (Recycling Awareness Campaign), Health and Safety Code.

SECTION 4.  (a)  Requires the chairman of the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to assume the office of presiding officer of
RMDB on this Act's effective date if the GLO commissioner is or is
scheduled to become the presiding officer on the effective date. Requires
the TCEQ chairman to serve in that capacity until the next regularly
scheduled rotation of service in that office under Section 361.423(a),
Health and Safety Code. 

(b)  Effective date:  September 1, 2003.