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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the implementation of county solid waste management |
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programs in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 364.011, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Subject to the limitation provided by Sections 361.151 |
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and 361.152 (Solid Waste Disposal Act), a commissioners court by |
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rule may regulate solid waste collection, handling, storage, and |
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disposal in areas of the county not in a municipality or, except as |
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provided by Subsection (a-1), the extraterritorial jurisdiction of |
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a municipality. |
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(a-1) This subsection applies only to a county with a |
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population of more than 1.5 million in which at least 75 percent of |
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the population resides in a single municipality. A commissioners |
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court by rule may regulate solid waste collection, handling, |
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storage, and disposal by establishing a mandatory program under |
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Section 364.034 in an area located within the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a municipality if the municipality does not provide |
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solid waste disposal services in that area. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |