H.B. No. 3045
AN ACT
relating to the provision of solid waste disposal services in the
extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 364, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 364.0341 to read as follows:
Sec. 364.0341. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN
EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This
section applies only to a municipality wholly or partly located in a
county with a population of more than 54,000 and less than 54,500.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 364.011(a) and 364.034(a), a
county may offer, require the use of, and charge a fee for solid
waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a
municipality.
(c) A municipality may not provide solid waste disposal
services or charge a fee for those services in the municipality's
extraterritorial jurisdiction if the county provides those
services under Subsection (b).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3045 was passed by the House on May 2,
2019, by the following vote: Yeas 119, Nays 22, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3045 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor