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| 1 | 1 | 82R10015 SLB-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Chisum H.B. No. 2551 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the land application of grit trap waste. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 361.119, Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | (g) Land application of grit trap waste, alone or in | |
| 12 | 12 | combination with other waste streams, may be considered recovery, | |
| 13 | 13 | recycling, or reuse only if: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) the grit trap waste includes no hazardous | |
| 15 | 15 | substance as defined by Section 361.003(11); | |
| 16 | 16 | (2) all of the chemical components of the grit trap | |
| 17 | 17 | waste solids will have a beneficial effect on the soil or crops on | |
| 18 | 18 | which the waste is applied; | |
| 19 | 19 | (3) none of the chemical components of the grit trap | |
| 20 | 20 | waste solids and associated liquids will have a negative effect on | |
| 21 | 21 | the soil or crops on which the waste is applied; and | |
| 22 | 22 | (4) the application volumes of the grit trap waste | |
| 23 | 23 | solids will not exceed the agronomic application rate for any | |
| 24 | 24 | chemical component of the waste. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |