87R11384 SLB-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 3981
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain counties to issue revenue
bonds for certain solid waste management projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 364.051, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) This subsection applies only to a county that is
adjacent to the United Mexican States and has a population of more
than 700,000 and contains at least two municipalities that each
have a population of 77,000 or more. A county may:
(1) issue bonds secured by revenue without holding an
election; and
(2) use the proceeds of bonds issued under this
subsection to construct, operate, and maintain a facility for the
disposal of scrap tires or other solid waste.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.