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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a prohibition of the land application of grit or grease |
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trap waste. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 361.1215 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.1215. LAND APPLICATION OF GRIT AND GREASE TRAP |
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WASTE PROHIBITED. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Grease trap waste" means a material collected in |
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and from a grease interceptor in the sanitary sewer line of a |
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commercial, institutional, or industrial food service or |
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processing facility. The term includes the solids resulting from a |
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dewatering process. |
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(2) "Grit trap" means a unit or chamber that: |
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(A) allows the sedimentation of solids from an |
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influent liquid stream by reducing the flow velocity of the stream; |
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(B) has an inlet and outlet that are both located |
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at the same vertical level at or near the top of the unit or chamber; |
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(C) has an outlet that is connected to a sanitary |
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sewer system; and |
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(D) is not designed to separate oil and water. |
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(3) "Grit trap waste" means the waste collected in a |
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grit trap. The term includes waste from an interceptor placed in a |
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drain at maintenance and repair shops, automobile service stations, |
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car washes, laundries, and other similar facilities. |
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(b) The commission may not issue a permit, registration, or |
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other authorization for land application of grit trap waste or |
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grease trap waste. |
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(c) This section does not apply to a permit, registration, |
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or other authorization issued to an entity for the disposal of |
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grease trap waste or grit trap waste at a municipal solid waste Type |
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I landfill, a municipal solid waste Type V facility, or a compost |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. A permit, registration, or other authorization |
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issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that allows |
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the land application of grease trap waste or grit trap waste expires |
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on the effective date of this Act. The remainder of a permit, |
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registration, or other authorization that contains items in |
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addition to an authorization allowing the land application of |
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grease trap waste or grit trap waste remains in effect to the extent |
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that it does not authorize the land application of grease trap waste |
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or grit trap waste. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |