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AN ACT
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relating to the consideration of steel slag as solid waste by the |
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 361.040 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 361.040. TREATMENT OF STEEL SLAG AS SOLID WASTE. The |
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commission may not consider steel slag as solid waste if the steel |
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slag is: |
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(1) an intended output or result of the use of an |
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electric arc furnace to make steel; |
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(2) introduced into the stream of commerce; and |
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(3) managed as an item of commercial value, including |
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through a controlled use in a manner constituting disposal, and not |
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as discarded material. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2598 was passed by the House on May |
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12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2598 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |