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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the insurance requirement concerning a permit |
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application for applying Class B sludge on a land application unit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.121(n), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(n) The insurance requirements under Subsections (h)(2) and |
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(3) do not apply to an applicant that is: |
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(1) a political subdivision; or |
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(2) a small business, as defined by Section 2006.001, |
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Government Code, that owns the land application unit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 361.121(n), Health and Safety Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for a permit, |
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amendment to a permit, or permit renewal for applying Class B sludge |
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on a land application unit filed with the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An application filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental |
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Quality before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect at the time the application is filed, and the current law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |