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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the storage, transportation, processing, and disposal |
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of scrap tires. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 361.085, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (k) and (l) and adding Subsections |
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(k-1) and (m) to read as follows: |
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(k) The commission shall require a bond or other financial |
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assurance as a condition of issuing a registration for the |
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transportation, storage, or processing of scrap tires, as that term |
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is defined in Section 361.112. The amount of the bond or other |
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financial assurance required must be sufficient to cover the |
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reasonable expenses of an immediate remedial or removal action |
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under Section 361.1125. |
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(k-1) A registered tire processor utilizing the tires for |
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energy recovery at an on-site cement kiln and other energy recovery |
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facilities the commission identifies by rule are not required to |
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provide financial assurance under this section. |
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(l) The commission may require financial assurance as |
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a condition of issuing a permit or registration for the collection, |
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transportation, or processing of grit trap waste or grease trap |
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waste. The amount of financial assurance required must be |
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consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with the |
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type of waste authorized to be collected, transported, or |
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processed. |
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(m) [(l)] If the commission requires financial |
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assurance as a condition of a permit or registration under |
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Subsection (l) [(k)], provision of that financial assurance also |
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satisfies any requirement for financial assurance under Chapter |
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368. |
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SECTION 2. Section 361.112, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (g-1) and (g-2) to read as follows: |
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(g-1) The commission shall issue a registration insignia to |
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each transporter. The transporter shall display the insignia on |
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each vehicle used to transport tires under the registration. The |
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insignia expires annually on a date specified by the commission. |
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The commission may adopt rules for issuing duplicate and multiple |
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insignia. |
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(g-2) The commission shall require a transporter to submit |
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an annual report on the records maintained by the transporter to the |
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commission in an electronic format using a form developed by the |
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commission. A transporter who fails to submit an annual report |
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under this subsection is not eligible to receive the annual |
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registration insignia and is subject to revocation of the |
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registration. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |