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By: Van de Putte |
S.B. No. 1280 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2007; March 19, 2007, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; |
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April 30, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 0; April 30, 2007, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1280 |
By: Jackson |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements concerning the storage of combustible |
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recyclable materials, including compost and mulch. |
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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 361.1191 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.1191. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE STORAGE OF |
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COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS. (a) This section: |
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(1) applies only to a facility that stores combustible |
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materials; and |
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(2) does not apply to a facility operating under a |
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municipal solid waste permit or to a facility owned or operated by a |
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local government. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require a recycling |
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facility to grind, begin composting, recycle, or transfer to |
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another facility for recycling: |
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(1) at least 50 percent, by weight or volume, of the |
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processed and unprocessed recyclable materials received by the |
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facility within 12 months of receiving the materials; and |
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(2) during each 12-month period, at least 50 percent, |
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by weight or volume, of the processed and unprocessed recyclable |
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materials that have accumulated at the facility. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall limit the size of a pile of |
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processed or unprocessed recyclable materials including composting |
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materials or mulch allowed at a solid waste processing facility, |
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including a recycling facility that handles compost or mulch. A |
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rule adopted under this subsection must conform to the |
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International Fire Code, as published by the International Code |
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Council, as the code existed on May 1, 2007. |
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(d) If the commission determines that a facility is not in |
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compliance with a requirement prescribed by this section, the |
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commission, in a manner determined by the commission, shall conduct |
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an annual review and inspection of the facility. |
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(e) A rule adopted by the commission under this section does |
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not become effective until the first anniversary of the date on |
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which the rule was adopted. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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