Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 353.001 · Chapter 353. COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICES
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Concerned party" means a person:
(A) involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of a hazardous material that is released or abandoned; or
(B) who has legal liability for the causation of an incident resulting in the release or abandonment of a hazardous material.
(2) "Hazardous material" means a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive material, a hazardous waste, a toxic substance, or related material, including a substance defined as a "hazardous substance," "hazardous material," "toxic substance," or "solid waste" under:
(A) the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.);
(B) the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.);
(C) the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.);
(D) the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.); or
(E) Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.353.htm
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