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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 361.103

OTHER AREAS UNSUITABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY

Known as the Solid Waste Disposal Act

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

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

The commission by rule shall define the characteristics that make other areas unsuitable for a hazardous waste management facility, including consideration of:

(1) flood hazards;

(2) discharge from or recharge to a groundwater aquifer;

(3) soil conditions;

(4) areas of direct drainage within one mile of a lake used to supply public drinking water;

(5) active geological processes;

(6) coastal high hazard areas, such as areas subject to hurricane storm surge and shoreline erosion; or

(7) critical habitat of endangered species.

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