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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 361.011

COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE

Known as the Solid Waste Disposal Act

The act spans §§ 361–361 (309 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Alton McDaniel v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (1998)

Most recently applied in McDaniel v. TEX. NAT. RESOURCE CONSERV. COM'N (December 1998)

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The commission is responsible under this section for the management of municipal solid waste, excluding hazardous municipal waste, and shall coordinate municipal solid waste activities, excluding activities concerning hazardous municipal waste.

(b) The commission shall accomplish the purposes of this chapter by controlling all aspects of the management of municipal solid waste, excluding management of hazardous municipal waste, by all practical and economically feasible methods consistent with its powers and duties under this chapter and other law.

(c) The commission has the powers and duties specifically prescribed by this chapter relating to municipal solid waste management, excluding management of hazardous municipal waste, and all other powers necessary or convenient to carry out those responsibilities under this chapter.

(d) In matters relating to municipal solid waste management, excluding management of hazardous municipal waste, the commission shall consider water pollution control and water quality aspects and air pollution control and ambient air quality aspects.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 60(b)(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.