81R8845 JJT-D
By: Martinez Fischer H.B. No. 4113
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to waste recycling plans of entities that receive money
from this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 403, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 403.0307 to read as follows:
Sec. 403.0307. RECYCLING POLICY REQUIRED. (a) The
comptroller by rule shall require each of the following entities to
develop a program for recycling solid waste the entity produces and
to report to the comptroller the contents of the policy as a
condition for the entity receiving money from this state:
(1) state agencies;
(2) political subdivisions of this state; and
(3) vendors and other contractors of a state agency.
(b) A rule adopted under Subsection (a) may impose goals,
standards, or guidelines a recycling policy must meet for an entity
to qualify to receive money from this state. The rule may provide
for goals, standards, or guidelines to differ according to the type
of waste the entity produces that may be recycled, according to the
type of entity, including a political subdivision's population or a
vendor's or contractor's size, and according to other factors the
comptroller determines relevant.
SECTION 2. The comptroller of public accounts shall adopt
rules as necessary to implement Section 403.0307, Government Code,
as added by this Act, as soon as is practicable.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.