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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transportation of municipal solid waste in certain |
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enclosed vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.091(i), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(i) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a stationary compactor that is at a specific |
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location and that has an annual permit under this section issued by |
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the commission, on certification to the commission by the generator |
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that the contents of the compactor are free of putrescible, |
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hazardous, or infectious waste; |
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(2) an enclosed vehicle that is a utility trailer, |
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van, box van, or receiver box; or |
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(3) [(2)] an enclosed vehicle of a municipality if the |
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vehicle has a permit issued by the commission to transport brush or |
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construction-demolition waste and rubbish on designated dates, on |
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certification by the municipality to the commission that the |
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contents of the vehicle are free of putrescible, hazardous, or |
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infectious waste. |
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SECTION 2. Section 7.161(c), Water Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(c) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a stationary compactor that is at a specific |
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location and that has an annual permit under Section 361.091, |
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Health and Safety Code, issued by the commission, on certification |
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to the commission by the generator that the contents of the |
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compactor are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste; |
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(2) an enclosed vehicle that is a utility trailer, |
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van, box van, or receiver box; or |
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(3) [(2)] an enclosed vehicle of a municipality if the |
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vehicle has a permit issued by the commission to transport brush or |
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construction-demolition waste and rubbish on designated dates, on |
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certification by the municipality to the commission that the |
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contents of the vehicle are free of putrescible, hazardous, or |
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infectious waste. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |