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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 in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 364.011, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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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), and subject to Subsection |
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(a-1), a commissioners court by rule may regulate solid waste |
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collection, handling, storage, and disposal in areas of the county |
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not in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a |
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municipality. |
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(a-1) A commissioners court by rule may regulate solid waste |
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collection, handling, storage, and disposal by establishing a |
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mandatory program under Section 364.034 in an area of the county |
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located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality |
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if: |
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(1) the municipality does not provide solid waste |
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disposal services in that area; and |
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(2) the county: |
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(A) is adjacent to the United Mexican States; |
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(B) has a population of less than 300,000; and |
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(C) contains a municipality with a population of |
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200,000 or more. |
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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. |