Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2948 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R13801 SLB-F
2	2	By: Guillen H.B. No. 2948
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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 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 Advisory Panel created under Section 2 of this Act.
14	14	SECTION 2. TEXAS LITTER ADVISORY PANEL. (a) The Texas
15	15	Litter Advisory Panel consists of members appointed not later than
16	16	November 1, 2019, as follows:
17	17	(1) the executive director or the executive director's
18	18	designee of the following entities shall appoint a representative
19	19	for that entity:
20	20	(A) the Department of Agriculture;
21	21	(B) the General Land Office;
22	22	(C) the Parks and Wildlife Department;
23	23	(D) the Railroad Commission of Texas;
24	24	(E) the Texas Commission on Environmental
25	25	Quality;
26	26	(F) the Texas Department of Transportation; and
27	27	(G) the Texas Economic Development and Tourism
28	28	Office within the office of the governor;
29	29	(2) the lieutenant governor shall appoint three
30	30	members with each member to represent one of the following:
31	31	(A) a county;
32	32	(B) an irrigation district; and
33	33	(C) a navigation district or a flood control
34	34	district;
35	35	(3) the governor shall appoint four members with each
36	36	member to represent one of the following:
37	37	(A) the interests of the private solid waste
38	38	remediation industry;
39	39	(B) a statewide nonprofit organization focused
40	40	on litter prevention, mitigation, and abatement;
41	41	(C) the interests of agricultural land owners;
42	42	and
43	43	(D) the interests of cattle raisers; and
44	44	(4) the speaker of the house of representatives shall
45	45	appoint three members with each member to represent one of the
46	46	following:
47	47	(A) a municipality;
48	48	(B) a river authority; and
49	49	(C) a drainage district.
50	50	(b) The representative of the Texas Commission on
51	51	Environmental Quality is the presiding officer of the advisory
52	52	panel.
53	53	(c) A member of the advisory panel is not entitled to
54	54	receive compensation for service on the advisory panel but is
55	55	entitled to reimbursement of the travel expenses incurred by the
56	56	member while conducting the business of the advisory panel.
57	57	(d) The advisory panel may accept gifts and grants from any
58	58	source to be used to carry out a function of the advisory panel.
59	59	SECTION 3. STUDY. The advisory panel shall conduct a study
60	60	on existing best management practices and funding mechanisms in
61	61	this state for the prevention, mitigation, and abatement of
62	62	windblown and waterborne litter, including helium balloons, in
63	63	communities by:
64	64	(1) identifying and evaluating best management
65	65	practices for municipal, commercial, industrial, and agricultural
66	66	properties, including the feasibility, costs, and benefits of those
67	67	practices; and
68	68	(2) evaluating:
69	69	(A) the feasibility and implementation needs of
70	70	best management practices in different regions of the state;
71	71	(B) the jurisdiction and effectiveness of law
72	72	enforcement;
73	73	(C) the role of state funding for incentive
74	74	programs; and
75	75	(D) the appropriate state oversight and
76	76	community support efforts.
77	77	SECTION 4. RECOMMENDATIONS. At the conclusion of the
78	78	study, the advisory panel shall make recommendations to the Texas
79	79	Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas Department of
80	80	Transportation on:
81	81	(1) standardized methods for reporting and using best
82	82	management practices; and
83	83	(2) other possible strategies, as appropriate.
84	84	SECTION 5. ASSISTANCE OF STATE AGENCIES. On request by the
85	85	advisory panel, a state agency shall provide assistance to the
86	86	advisory panel, including necessary support staff.
87	87	SECTION 6. PUBLIC MEETINGS. The advisory panel may hold
88	88	public meetings as needed to carry out the duties described by this
89	89	Act.
90	90	SECTION 7. BEST PRACTICES GUIDE AND REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
91	91	Not later than November 1, 2020, the advisory panel shall:
92	92	(1) publish a best management practices guide for use
93	93	by state agencies and counties, municipalities, and other political
94	94	subdivisions responsible for the prevention, mitigation, and
95	95	abatement of litter, including information on potential funding
96	96	sources; and
97	97	(2) make a final report to the lieutenant governor,
98	98	the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislative
99	99	committees with primary jurisdiction over the issues described in
100	100	the report. The report must include recommendations on additional
101	101	legislative action, if any, that is needed to implement the
102	102	recommended best management practices.
103	103	SECTION 8. EXPIRATION. This Act expires and the advisory
104	104	panel is abolished on January 1, 2022.
105	105	SECTION 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
106	106	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
107	107	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
108	108	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
109	109	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019.