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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. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 364.011(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to 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 the unincorporated area [areas] of the county, |
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including [not in a municipality or] the extraterritorial |
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jurisdiction of a municipality. |
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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, 2017. |