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Amend Floor Amendment No. 8 to CSHB 3 by making the following
changes to SECTION __ of the bill and renumbering the subsequent
SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION __. Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety
Code, is amended by adding Section 361.125 to read as follows:
Sec. 361.125. PERMIT AND AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FACILITY ON RECHARGE OR TRANSITION ZONE OF
SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER. (a) In this section:
(1) "Recharge zone" and "transition zone" have the
meanings assigned by 30 T.A.C. Section 213.3.
(2) "Sole source aquifer" means an aquifer that is the
sole or principal source of drinking water for an area designated
under Section 1424(e), Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section
300h-3(e)).
(b) The commission by rule shall:
(1) impose heightened standards for the issuance of an
authorization or permit for a municipal solid waste facility,
including a recycling facility, under this chapter if the facility
is located on the recharge zone or transition zone of a sole source
aquifer;
(2) require a municipal solid waste facility,
including a recycling facility, that is located on the recharge
zone of a sole source aquifer to install groundwater protection
features, such as liners and monitoring wells, specified by the
commission; and
(3) require a recycling facility that is located on
the recharge zone or transition zone of a sole source aquifer to
establish fire lanes between piles of combustible materials.