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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain permit requirements concerning solid waste |
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facilities, including recycling facilities, that are located on the |
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recharge or transition zone of a sole source aquifer. |
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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 361.125 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.125. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS FOR MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE |
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FACILITY ON RECHARGE OR TRANSITION ZONE OF SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER. The |
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commission by rule shall: |
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(1) impose heightened standards for the issuance of a |
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permit for a municipal solid waste facility, including a recycling |
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facility, under this chapter if the facility is located on the |
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recharge zone or transition zone of a sole source aquifer; |
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(2) require a municipal solid waste facility, |
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including a recycling facility, that is located on the recharge |
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zone of a sole source aquifer to install groundwater protection |
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features, such as liners and monitoring wells, specified by the |
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commission; and |
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(3) require a recycling facility that is located on |
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the recharge zone or transition zone of a sole source aquifer to |
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establish fire lanes between piles of combustible materials. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |