The commission by rule shall prohibit the issuance of a permit for a new hazardous waste management facility or an areal expansion of an existing hazardous waste management facility if the facility is to be located in an area determined to be unsuitable under rules adopted by the commission under Section 361.103 unless the design, construction, and operational features of the facility will prevent adverse effects from unsuitable site characteristics.
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 361.104
PROHIBITION ON PERMIT FOR FACILITY IN UNSUITABLE AREA
Known as the Solid Waste Disposal Act
The act spans §§ 361–361 (309 sections).
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff
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