Bill Text: TX SB1161 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study of the current and potential economic impacts of recycling.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Co-author authorized [SB1161 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1161-Introduced.html
| 88R10670 DRS-F | ||
| By: Eckhardt | S.B. No. 1161 | |
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| relating to a study of the current and potential economic impacts of | ||
| recycling. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on | ||
| Environmental Quality. | ||
| (2) "Recycling" has the meaning assigned by Section | ||
| 361.421, Health and Safety Code. | ||
| SECTION 2. STUDY OF ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF RECYCLING. (a) The | ||
| commission shall conduct a study on the current and potential | ||
| economic impacts of recycling, including state and local revenue | ||
| that may be considered lost because recyclable materials are not | ||
| recycled. The study must: | ||
| (1) assess current recycling efforts, including by: | ||
| (A) quantifying the amount of materials | ||
| currently being recycled; | ||
| (B) assessing the cost, value, and quality of | ||
| materials currently being recycled; and | ||
| (C) estimating the amount of materials that could | ||
| be recycled but are not currently being recycled; | ||
| (2) identify methods that may be used, by the public | ||
| sector, the private sector, or both, to incentivize and increase | ||
| recycling, including through: | ||
| (A) enactment of a container deposit law; or | ||
| (B) the development of: | ||
| (i) new markets for recycled materials; and | ||
| (ii) new businesses that may result from | ||
| recycling; | ||
| (3) investigate the current and potential | ||
| availability of funding for the methods identified under | ||
| Subdivision (2); | ||
| (4) assess the current types and number of jobs | ||
| associated with recycling and potential additional opportunities | ||
| for job creation that may result from increased recycling; and | ||
| (5) assess infrastructure needs and development | ||
| opportunities associated with recycling in rural areas. | ||
| (b) To the extent practicable, the commission shall use | ||
| methodologies developed for other recycling studies performed in | ||
| this state in performing the study under this section. | ||
| (c) The commission shall prepare a written report on the | ||
| results of the study and include the report in the 2024 summary | ||
| report titled "Municipal Solid Waste in Texas: A Year in Review." | ||
| SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires August 31, 2025. | ||
| SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
| immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
| elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
| Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. | ||
