BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 2763 |
By: Thompson, Ed |
Environmental Regulation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties note that more than 20 years have passed since the establishment of a state goal to recycle a certain percentage of the state's total municipal solid waste stream and contend that the state needs to evaluate current recycling activities with respect to the previous goal and the economic value of those activities to the state. C.S.H.B. 2763 seeks to provide for that evaluation through a study regarding the economic impacts of recycling in Texas.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2763 requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to conduct a study on the current and potential economic impacts of recycling, including state and local revenue that may be considered lost because recyclable materials are not recycled. The bill prescribes requirements for the study and requires TCEQ, to the extent practicable, to use methodologies developed for other recycling studies performed in Texas in performing the study. The bill requires TCEQ to prepare a written report on the results of the study and include the report in the 2016 summary report titled "Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review." The bill's provisions expire August 31, 2017.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2015.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 2763 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and formatted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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