81R9964 KJM-D
By: Olivo H.B. No. 2704
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the term of a municipal solid waste permit issued by the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0882 to read as follows:
Sec. 361.0882. TERM OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PERMIT. (a) A
municipal solid waste permit issued under this chapter is valid for
a term not to exceed 10 years.
(b) The commission may renew a municipal solid waste permit
in the manner provided by Section 361.088.
SECTION 2. (a) Section 361.0882, Health and Safety Code,
as added by this Act, applies to a municipal solid waste permit
issued before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.
(b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this
Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by rule shall
adopt procedures and a schedule for the renewal of municipal solid
waste permits issued before the effective date of this Act.
(c) The schedule adopted by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality for the renewal of municipal solid waste
permits issued before the effective date of this Act may allow for
Section 361.0882, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, to
be implemented over any period of time the commission considers
necessary for administrative feasibility and effectiveness.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.