Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2140 Compare Versions

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1	1	85R12059 SLB-F
2	2	By: Guillen H.B. No. 2140
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the creation of an advisory panel to study and compile a
8	8	report on best management practices and funding mechanisms for the
9	9	prevention, mitigation, and abatement of windblown and waterborne
10	10	litter and illegal dumping in communities.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "advisory panel" means
13	13	the Texas Litter and Illegal Dumping Advisory Panel created under
14	14	Section 2 of this Act.
15	15	SECTION 2. TEXAS LITTER AND ILLEGAL DUMPING ADVISORY PANEL.
16	16	(a) The Texas Litter and Illegal Dumping Advisory Panel consists of
17	17	members appointed not later than November 1, 2017, as follows:
18	18	(1) the executive director or the executive director's
19	19	designee of the following entities shall appoint a representative
20	20	for that entity:
21	21	(A) the Department of Agriculture;
22	22	(B) the Department of Public Safety;
23	23	(C) the General Land Office;
24	24	(D) the Parks and Wildlife Department;
25	25	(E) the Railroad Commission of Texas;
26	26	(F) the Texas Commission on Environmental
27	27	Quality;
28	28	(G) the Texas Department of Transportation; and
29	29	(H) the Texas Economic Development and Tourism
30	30	Office within the office of the governor;
31	31	(2) the lieutenant governor shall appoint three
32	32	members with each member to represent one of the following:
33	33	(A) a county;
34	34	(B) an irrigation district; and
35	35	(C) a navigation district or a flood control
36	36	district;
37	37	(3) the governor shall appoint three members with each
38	38	member to represent one of the following:
39	39	(A) the interests of the private solid waste
40	40	remediation industry;
41	41	(B) a statewide nonprofit organization focused
42	42	on litter prevention, mitigation, and abatement; and
43	43	(C) the interests of agricultural land owners;
44	44	and
45	45	(4) the speaker of the house of representatives shall
46	46	appoint three members with each member to represent one of the
47	47	following:
48	48	(A) a municipality;
49	49	(B) a river authority; and
50	50	(C) a drainage district.
51	51	(b) The representative of the Texas Commission on
52	52	Environmental Quality is the presiding officer of the advisory
53	53	panel.
54	54	(c) A member of the advisory panel is not entitled to
55	55	receive compensation for service on the advisory panel but is
56	56	entitled to reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by the
57	57	member while conducting the business of the advisory panel.
58	58	(d) The advisory panel may accept gifts and grants from any
59	59	source to be used to carry out a function of the advisory panel.
60	60	SECTION 3. STUDY. The advisory panel shall conduct a study
61	61	on existing best management practices and funding mechanisms in
62	62	this state for the prevention, mitigation, and abatement of
63	63	windblown and waterborne litter and illegal dumping in communities
64	64	by:
65	65	(1) identifying and evaluating best management
66	66	practices for municipal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural
67	67	properties, including the feasibility, costs, and benefits of those
68	68	practices; and
69	69	(2) evaluating:
70	70	(A) the feasibility and implementation needs of
71	71	best management practices in different regions of the state;
72	72	(B) the jurisdiction and effectiveness of law
73	73	enforcement;
74	74	(C) the role of state funding for incentive
75	75	programs; and
76	76	(D) the appropriate state oversight and
77	77	community support efforts.
78	78	SECTION 4. RECOMMENDATIONS. At the conclusion of the
79	79	study, the advisory panel shall make recommendations to the Texas
80	80	Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Department of
81	81	Transportation on:
82	82	(1) standardized methods for reporting and using best
83	83	management practices; and
84	84	(2) other possible strategies, as appropriate.
85	85	SECTION 5. ASSISTANCE OF STATE AGENCIES. On request by the
86	86	advisory panel, a state agency shall provide assistance to the
87	87	advisory panel, including necessary support staff.
88	88	SECTION 6. PUBLIC MEETINGS. The advisory panel may hold
89	89	public meetings as needed to carry out the duties described by this
90	90	Act.
91	91	SECTION 7. BEST PRACTICES GUIDE AND REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
92	92	Not later than November 1, 2018, the advisory panel shall:
93	93	(1) publish a best management practices guide for use
94	94	by state agencies and counties, municipalities, and other political
95	95	subdivisions responsible for the prevention, mitigation, and
96	96	abatement of litter and illegal dumping, including information on
97	97	potential funding sources; and
98	98	(2) make a final report to the lieutenant governor,
99	99	the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislative
100	100	committees with primary jurisdiction over the issues described in
101	101	the report. The report must include recommendations on additional
102	102	legislative action, if any, that is needed to implement the
103	103	recommended best management practices.
104	104	SECTION 8. EXPIRATION. This Act expires and the advisory
105	105	panel is abolished on January 1, 2020.
106	106	SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
107	107	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
108	108	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
109	109	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
110	110	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.