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By: Seliger |
S.B. No. 2235 |
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(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2009; March 31, 2009, read |
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first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; |
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May 4, 2009, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 3; May 4, 2009, sent |
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to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2235 |
By: Seliger |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the names of persons included on a permit or license for |
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certain solid waste facilities under the Solid Waste Disposal Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (21-a) to read as follows: |
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(21-a) "Operator" means the holder of the permit or |
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license who is responsible for the overall operation of a solid |
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waste facility. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 361.087 and 361.157, Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.087. CONTENTS OF PERMIT. A permit issued under |
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this subchapter must include: |
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(1) the name and address of each person who owns the |
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land on which the solid waste facility is located and the person who |
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is or will be the operator [or person in charge of the facility]; |
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(2) a legal description of the land on which the |
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facility is located; and |
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(3) the terms and conditions on which the permit is |
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issued, including the duration of the permit. |
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Sec. 361.157. CONTENTS OF LICENSE. A license for a solid |
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waste facility issued by a county must include: |
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(1) the name and address of each person who owns the |
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land on which the solid waste facility is located and the person who |
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is or will be the operator [or person in charge of the facility]; |
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(2) a legal description of the land on which the |
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facility is located; and |
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(3) the terms and conditions on which the license is |
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issued, including the duration of the license. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law to Sections 361.003, 361.087, |
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and 361.157, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, do not |
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affect the status as of the effective date of this Act of any permit |
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or license for, holder of a permit or license for, or owner or |
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operator of a solid waste facility under Chapter 361, Health and |
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Safety Code. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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amend the commission's rules as necessary for the commission's |
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permitting actions taken after the effective date of this Act to |
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conform to those sections, as amended. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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