By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1639
 
 
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to industrial solid waste generated in a foreign country.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 361.0235, Health and
  Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 361.0235.  HAZARDOUS WASTE AND INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE
  GENERATED IN FOREIGN COUNTRY.
         SECTION 2.  Section 361.0235(a), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person
  may not receive, transport, or cause to be transported into this
  state, for the purpose of treatment, storage, or disposal in this
  state, hazardous waste or Class I industrial solid waste generated
  in a country other than the United States.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.