Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 21.303 · Subchapter G. WASTE DISPOSAL
STANDARDS FOR SOLID WASTE HANDLING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district shall establish minimum standards of operation for all aspects of solid waste handling, including:
(1) storage;
(2) collection;
(3) incineration;
(4) recycling;
(5) sanitary landfill; and
(6) composting.
(b) Before establishing the standards, the district must:
(1) hold public hearings after giving public notice in the time and manner prescribed by board rule;
(2) consult with the commission to ensure that the standards are not inconsistent with established criteria; and
(3) find that the standards are reasonably necessary to protect the public health or welfare from water pollution or other harm to the environment.
(c) To amend the standards, the district must follow the same procedures required for establishing standards.
(d) The board may adopt rules reasonably necessary to implement solid waste disposal standards.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.21.htm
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