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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services in the |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 364, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 364.0341 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 364.0341. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN |
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EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This |
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section applies only to a municipality wholly or partly located in a |
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county with a population of more than 54,000 and less than 54,500. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Sections 364.011(a) and 364.034(a), a |
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county may offer, require the use of, and charge a fee for solid |
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waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a |
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municipality. |
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(c) A municipality may not provide solid waste disposal |
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services or charge a fee for those services in the municipality's |
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extraterritorial jurisdiction if the county provides those |
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services under Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |