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By: Van de Putte |
S.B. No. 1281 |
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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. 1281 |
By: Estes |
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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. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Recharge zone" and "transition zone" have the |
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meanings assigned by 30 T.A.C. Section 213.3. |
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(2) "Sole source aquifer" means an aquifer that is the |
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sole or principal source of drinking water for an area designated |
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under Section 1424(e), Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 300h-3(e)). |
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(b) The 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. |
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