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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the term of a municipal solid waste permit issued by the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0881 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.0881. TERM OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PERMIT. (a) A |
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municipal solid waste permit issued under this chapter is valid for |
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a term not to exceed 10 years. |
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(b) The commission may renew a municipal solid waste permit |
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in the manner provided by Section 361.088. |
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SECTION 2. Section 361.0881, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies to a municipal solid waste permit issued |
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before, on, or after the effective date of this Act. As soon as |
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practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt procedures and a |
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schedule for the renewal of municipal solid waste permits issued |
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before the effective date of this Act. The schedule adopted by the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the renewal of |
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municipal solid waste permits issued before the effective date of |
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this Act may allow for the provisions of Section 361.0881, Health |
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and Safety Code, as added by this Act, to be implemented over any |
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period of time the commission considers necessary for purposes of |
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administrative feasibility and effectiveness. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |