78R5253 JTS-F
By: Smith of Harris H.B. No. 1248
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the land application of certain sludge.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 361.121, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (j) to
read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (j), a [A] responsible
person may not apply Class B sludge on a land application unit
unless the responsible person has obtained a permit for that land
application unit issued by the commission under this section on or
after September 1, 2003.
(j) A person who holds a registration for the application of
Class B sludge for a beneficial use approved by the commission and
who, on or before September 1, 2002, has submitted to the commission
an administratively complete application for a permit under this
section may apply Class B sludge in accordance with the terms of the
registration until the commission issues a final decision to issue
or deny the permit for which the person has applied.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.