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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a private entity to provide hazardous |
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materials services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 353.003, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) If a county does not provide hazardous materials |
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services under this chapter in response to an incident, a private |
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entity may provide hazardous materials services in response to the |
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incident, including limited control and containment measures under |
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Subsection (b), in the manner provided by this chapter. A private |
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entity must comply with this chapter in providing the hazardous |
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materials services. |
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SECTION 2. Section 353.004, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) A private entity that provides hazardous materials |
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services under Section 353.003(d) may charge to a concerned party a |
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reasonable fee, including a fee to offset the cost of providing |
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control and containment measures under Section 353.003(b), for |
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responding to a hazardous materials service call. The requirements |
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of this section apply to the recovery of a fee under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |