AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Currently, the Local Government Code does not expressly say that a county may use recycling as a method of disposition. This has created ambiguity for county administrators.
H.B. 2002 allows counties to recycle excess, surplus, or unneeded materials in addition to the other means listed under Section 263.152, Local Government Code, for the disposition of salvage or surplus property.
H.B. 2002 amends current law relating to the recycling of county surplus or salvage property.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Section 263.152, Local Government Code, by adding Subsection (c), to provide that disposal under Subsection (a)(3) (authorizing the commissioners court of a county to order any of a surplus or salvage property to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as worthless if the commissioners court undertakes to sell that property but is unable to do so because no bids are made) may be accomplished through a recycling program under which the property is collected, separated, or processed and returned to use in the form of raw materials in the production of new products.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.