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Amend CSSB 1176 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in the heading to added Section 361.0905, Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 38), strike "MANAGEMENT".
(2) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(a), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 40), strike "management" and substitute "regulation of the handling, transportation, storage, and disposal".
(3) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(b), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 42), strike "or registration" and substitute ", registration, or other authorization".
(4) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(b), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 43), strike "collection, treatment" and substitute "handling".
(5) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(c), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 46), strike "management" and substitute "regulation".
(6) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(d), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 49), strike "management" and substitute "regulation".
(7) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(e), Health and Safety Code (page 1, line 53), strike "municipal solid waste" and substitute "the operation of municipal solid waste storage and processing units".
(8) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(e)(20), Health and Safety Code (page 2, line 35), after the semicolon, add "and".
(9) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 361.0905(e)(21), Health and Safety Code (page 2, line 37), strike "; and" and substitute an underlined period.
(10) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike Section 361.0905(e)(22), Health and Safety Code (page 2, lines 38 through 43).
(11) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 361.0905(f), Health and Safety Code (page 2, lines 44 through 50), and substitute the following:
(f) In a facility that handles medical waste, processing equipment and transfer activities shall be located not less than 25 feet from the facility boundary. A medical waste storage unit is not subject to this subsection, provided that medical waste contained in transport vehicles is refrigerated below 45 degrees if the waste is in the vehicle longer than 72 hours. The commission may adopt alternatives to the requirements of this subsection for permitted, registered, or otherwise authorized medical waste processing facilities.
(12) In SECTION 2 of the bill, strike added Section 361.0905(h), Health and Safety Code (page 2, lines 58 through 62), and substitute the following:
(h) The commission by rule shall exempt from notice and public comment requirements certain modifications to a permit, registration, or other authorization for a facility that handles medical waste, including modifications relating to operating hours and other minor modifications, as determined by the commission.
(13) Strike SECTION 5 of the bill (page 3, lines 7 through 10) and substitute the following:
SECTION 5. A facility that has a permit, registration, or other authorization that allows the handling of medical waste is not required to comply with the changes in law made by this Act until rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to implement the changes in law made by this Act take effect.