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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 364.003

DEFINITIONS

Known as the County Solid Waste Control Act

The act spans §§ 364.001 to 364.058 (27 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd. v. Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. (2016)

Most recently applied in Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd. v. Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. (December 2016)

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

In this chapter:

(1) "Composting" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(2) "District" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution.

(3) "Public agency" means a district, municipality, regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, or other political subdivision or state agency authorized to own and operate a solid waste collection, transportation, or disposal facility or system.

(4) "Sanitary landfill" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(5) "Solid waste" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).

(6) "Solid waste disposal system" means a plant, composting process plant, incinerator, sanitary landfill, or other works and equipment that are acquired, installed, or operated to collect, handle, store, treat, neutralize, stabilize, or dispose of solid waste, and includes the sites.

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