TITLE: Relating to the transportation of municipal solid waste in certain enclosed vehicles.

SUMMARY: Relating to the transportation of municipal solid waste in certain enclosed vehicles.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the transportation of municipal solid waste in certain enclosed vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 361.091(i), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (i) This section does not apply to: (1) a stationary compactor that is at a specific location and that has an annual permit under this section issued by the commission, on certification to the commission by the generator that the contents of the compactor are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste; (2) an enclosed vehicle that is a utility trailer, van, box van, or receiver box; or (3) [(2)] an enclosed vehicle of a municipality if the vehicle has a permit issued by the commission to transport brush or construction-demolition waste and rubbish on designated dates, on certification by the municipality to the commission that the contents of the vehicle are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste. SECTION 2. Section 7.161(c), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) This section does not apply to: (1) a stationary compactor that is at a specific location and that has an annual permit under Section 361.091, Health and Safety Code, issued by the commission, on certification to the commission by the generator that the contents of the compactor are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste; (2) an enclosed vehicle that is a utility trailer, van, box van, or receiver box; or (3) [(2)] an enclosed vehicle of a municipality if the vehicle has a permit issued by the commission to transport brush or construction-demolition waste and rubbish on designated dates, on certification by the municipality to the commission that the contents of the vehicle are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste. SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date. SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.