Bill Text: TX SB1499 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a prohibition on the issuance by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a permit for a commercial surface disposal facility located near a school.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development [SB1499 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1499-Introduced.html
86R11536 BRG-D | ||
By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 1499 |
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relating to a prohibition on the issuance by the Railroad | ||
Commission of Texas of a permit for a commercial surface disposal | ||
facility located near a school. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 91, Natural Resources | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 91.118 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 91.118. COMMERCIAL SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY | ||
PROHIBITED NEAR SCHOOL. (a) In this section, "commercial surface | ||
disposal facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.116. | ||
(b) The commission may not approve an application for a | ||
commercial surface disposal facility if any part of the site of the | ||
facility is located less than two miles from a school. | ||
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an application for a permit that is pending before the Railroad | ||
Commission of Texas on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |