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AN ACT
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relating to the disposal of demolition waste from abandoned or |
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nuisance buildings by certain local governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (b), Section 361.126, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission may issue a permit by rule to authorize |
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the governing body of a county or municipality with a population of |
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12,000 [10,000] or less to dispose of demolition waste from a |
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building if the disposal occurs on land that: |
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(1) the county or municipality owns or controls; and |
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(2) would qualify for an arid exemption under |
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commission rules. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 819 passed the Senate on |
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March 27, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 819 passed the House on |
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May 17, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, three |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |