H.B. No. 2708
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain fees deposited to the hazardous and
solid waste remediation fee account for reimbursement of
environmental remediation at certain former battery recycling
facility sites.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 361.133, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), money in the account
attributable to fees imposed under Section 361.138 may be used for
reimbursement of environmental remediation at the site of a former
battery recycling facility located in the municipal boundaries of a
municipality with a population of more than 115,000 and less than
250,000 if a community development corporation serving the
municipality is issued an industrial hazardous waste permit by the
commission for the site and is paying or has paid for part of the
costs of the environmental remediation of the site pursuant to the
permit. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2708 was passed by the House on May 8,
2021, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 7, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2708 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor