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| 1 | 1 | 87R267 SLB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Zwiener H.B. No. 176 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to local government prohibitions or restrictions on the | |
| 8 | 8 | sale or use of a container or package. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 361.0961(a), Health and Safety Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | (a) A local government or other political subdivision may | |
| 13 | 13 | not adopt an ordinance, rule, or regulation to: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) [prohibit or restrict, for solid waste management | |
| 15 | 15 | purposes, the sale or use of a container or package in a manner not | |
| 16 | 16 | authorized by state law; | |
| 17 | 17 | [(2)] prohibit or restrict the processing of solid | |
| 18 | 18 | waste by a solid waste facility, except for a solid waste facility | |
| 19 | 19 | owned by the local government, permitted by the commission for that | |
| 20 | 20 | purpose in a manner not authorized by state law; or | |
| 21 | 21 | (2) [(3)] assess a fee or deposit on the sale or use of | |
| 22 | 22 | a container or package. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 24 | 24 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 25 | 25 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 27 | 27 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |