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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the creation of a defense under the Solid |
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Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain recycling |
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transactions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality. |
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(2) "Recyclable material" has the meaning assigned by |
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42 U.S.C. Section 9627(b). |
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(b) The commission, in consultation with industry |
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stakeholders, shall: |
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(1) conduct a study on the potential impacts of |
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creating a defense to liability under Section 361.271(a)(3) or (4), |
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Health and Safety Code, for persons who arrange for recycling of |
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recyclable material who would not be liable for the recyclable |
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material under 42 U.S.C. Section 9607(a)(3) or (4) based on the |
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person meeting the applicable criteria established under 42 U.S.C. |
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Section 9627; and |
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(2) propose legislative recommendations based on the |
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study. |
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(c) The commission shall establish a workgroup that |
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includes industry stakeholders for the purpose of assisting the |
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commission in proposing legislative recommendations under |
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Subsection (b)(2) of this section. |
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(d) Not later than January 15, 2021, the commission shall |
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submit to the legislature a report on the findings of the study and |
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legislative recommendations based on the study. |
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(e) This Act expires August 31, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3224 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 3, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3224 on May 24, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 3, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3224 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |