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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the |
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elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0315 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.0315. SCRAP TIRE REMEDIATION GRANT PROGRAM. (a) |
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In this section, "scrap tire" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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361.112. |
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(b) The commission shall establish a scrap tire remediation |
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grant program to award grants from the scrap tire remediation grant |
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account established by this section to counties for the purpose of |
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reducing the number of scrap tires disposed of in inland or coastal |
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water and onto rights-of-way and other land. |
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(c) The commission may award a grant under the scrap tire |
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remediation grant program to a county to be used for: |
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(1) identifying and prosecuting violators of Section |
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365.012, as that section relates to the illegal disposal of scrap |
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tires; |
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(2) providing information to the public to discourage |
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the illegal disposal of scrap tires; and |
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(3) removing and properly disposing of illegally |
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disposed of scrap tires. |
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(d) The scrap tire remediation grant account is a dedicated |
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account in the general revenue fund and consists of: |
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(1) appropriations of money to the account by the |
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legislature; |
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(2) gifts, grants, including federal grants, and other |
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donations received for the account; and |
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(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the |
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account. |
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(e) Money in the scrap tire remediation grant account may be |
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used by the commission only to: |
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(1) award grants under this section; and |
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(2) administer the scrap tire remediation grant |
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program under this section. |
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(f) Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission |
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shall prepare and submit a written report to the legislature with |
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recommendations to address the illegal disposal of scrap tires. |
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(g) The commission shall adopt rules for the administration |
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of the scrap tire remediation grant program established under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable but not later than January |
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1, 2027, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall |
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establish the scrap tire remediation grant program as required by |
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Section 361.0315, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |