78R10712 MI-F


By:  Smith of Harris                                              H.B. No. 1765



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to requiring financial assurance as a condition of issuing 
a permit or registration to haulers of certain solid wastes.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 361.085, Health and Safety Code, is 
amended by adding Subsections (k) and (l) to read as follows:
	(k)  The commission may require financial assurance as a 
condition of issuing a permit or registration for the collection, 
transportation, or processing of grit trap waste or grease trap 
waste.  The amount of financial assurance required must be 
consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with the 
type of waste authorized to be collected, transported, or 
processed.
	(l)  If the commission requires financial assurance as a 
condition of a permit or registration under Subsection (k), 
provision of that financial assurance also satisfies any 
requirement for financial assurance under Chapter 368.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.