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Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 353.001

DEFINITIONS

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 930 (H.B. 580), Sec. 1, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Concerned party" means a person:

(A) involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of a hazardous material that is released or abandoned; or

(B) who has legal liability for the causation of an incident resulting in the release or abandonment of a hazardous material.

(2) "Hazardous material" means a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive material, a hazardous waste, a toxic substance, or related material, including a substance defined as a "hazardous substance," "hazardous material," "toxic substance," or "solid waste" under:

(A) the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.);

(B) the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.);

(C) the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.);

(D) the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. Section 5101 et seq.); or

(E) Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.

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