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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 361.151

RELATIONSHIP OF COUNTY AUTHORITY TO STATE AUTHORITY

Known as the Solid Waste Disposal Act

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

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Hallco Texas v. McMullen County, Tex. (1996)

Most recently applied in Hallco Texas v. McMullen County, Tex. (February 1996)

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

(a) Each county has the solid waste management powers prescribed under this subchapter.

(b) The exercise of the licensing authority and other powers granted to a county by this chapter does not preclude the commission from exercising the powers vested in the commission under other provisions of this chapter, including the provisions authorizing the commission to issue a permit to construct, operate, and maintain a facility to process, store, or dispose of solid waste.

(c) The commission, by specific action or directive, may supersede any authority granted to or exercised by a county under this chapter.

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