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1		-	By: Thompson of Brazoria H.B. No. 2763
2		-	(Senate Sponsor - Rodríguez)
3		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 13, 2015;
4		-	May 13, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural
5		-	Resources and Economic Development; May 22, 2015, reported
6		-	favorably by the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 22, 2015,
7		-	sent to printer.)
8		-	Click here to see the committee vote
	1	+	H.B. No. 2763
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11		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	4		AN ACT
13	5		relating to a study of the current and potential economic impacts of
14	6		recycling.
15	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
16	8		SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act:
17	9		(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on
18	10		Environmental Quality.
19	11		(2) "Recycling" has the meaning assigned by Section
20	12		361.421, Health and Safety Code.
21	13		SECTION 2. STUDY OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF RECYCLING. (a) The
22	14		commission shall conduct a study on the current and potential
23	15		economic impacts of recycling, including state and local revenue
24	16		that may be considered lost because recyclable materials are not
25	17		recycled. The study must:
26	18		(1) assess current recycling efforts, including by:
27	19		(A) quantifying the amount of materials
28	20		currently being recycled;
29	21		(B) assessing the cost, value, and quality of
30	22		materials currently being recycled; and
31	23		(C) estimating the amount of materials that could
32	24		be recycled but are not currently being recycled;
33	25		(2) identify methods that may be used, by the public
34	26		sector, the private sector, or both, to increase recycling,
35	27		including through the development of:
36	28		(A) new markets for recycled materials; and
37	29		(B) new businesses that may result from
38	30		recycling;
39	31		(3) investigate the current and potential
40	32		availability of funding for the methods identified under
41	33		Subdivision (2);
42	34		(4) assess the current types and number of jobs
43	35		associated with recycling and potential additional opportunities
44	36		for job creation that may result from increased recycling; and
45	37		(5) assess infrastructure needs and development
46	38		opportunities associated with recycling in rural areas.
47	39		(b) To the extent practicable, the commission shall use
48	40		methodologies developed for other recycling studies performed in
49	41		this state in performing the study under this section.
50	42		(c) The commission shall prepare a written report on the
51	43		results of the study and include the report in the 2016 summary
52	44		report titled "Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review."
53	45		SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires August 31, 2017.
54	46		SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
55	47		immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
56	48		elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
57	49		Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
58	50		immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	51	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	52	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	53	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2763 was passed by the House on May
	54	+	12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 14, 2 present, not
	55	+	voting.
	56	+	______________________________
	57	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	58	+	I certify that H.B. No. 2763 was passed by the Senate on May
	59	+	26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 25, Nays 6.
	60	+	______________________________
	61	+	Secretary of the Senate
	62	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	63	+	Date
	64	+	_____________________
	65	+	Governor