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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal |
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Act for persons engaged in certain scrap metal recycling |
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transactions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 361, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 361.2755 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.2755. RECYCLED SCRAP METAL; DEFENSE. (a) In this |
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section, "scrap metal" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 9627(d)(3). |
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(b) A person who arranges for recycling of scrap metal is |
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not responsible for the scrap metal under Section 361.271(a)(3) or |
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(4) if the person can establish by a preponderance of the evidence |
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that the person meets the criteria established in 42 U.S.C. Section |
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9627 relating to recycling scrap metal. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |