TITLE: Relating to a prohibition on local solid waste management regulations that are inconsistent with a permit or regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SUMMARY: Relating to a prohibition on local solid waste management regulations that are inconsistent with a permit or regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a prohibition on local solid waste management regulations that are inconsistent with a permit or regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 361.096, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, this subchapter does not limit the powers and duties of a local government or other political subdivision of the state as conferred by this or other law. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, a local government or other political subdivision of the state may not adopt a rule or ordinance that conflicts with or is otherwise inconsistent with the requirements for solid waste management facilities as specified by the rules of the commission or by a permit issued by the commission. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.