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TX Health & Safety Code § 364.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.031. Public Agency Contracts

Sec. 364.031.  PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS.  (a)  A public agency may contract with another public agency or a private contractor for the other public agency or private contractor to:(1)  make all or part of a solid waste disposal system available to a public agency, a group of public agencies, or other persons;  and(2)  furnish solid waste collection, transportation, handling, storage, or disposal services through the other public agency's or private contractor's system.(b)  The contract may:(1)  be for the duration agreed on by the parties;(2)  provide that the contract remains in effect until bonds issued or to be issued by either public agency and refunding bonds issued for those original bonds are paid;(3)  contain provisions to assure equitable treatment of parties who contract with the other public agency or private contractor for solid waste collection, transportation, handling, storage, or disposal services from the same solid waste disposal system;(4)  provide for the sale or lease to or use by the other public agency or private contractor of a solid waste disposal system owned or to be acquired by the public agency;(5)  provide that the other public agency or private contractor will operate a solid waste disposal system owned or to be acquired by the public agency;(6)  provide that the public agency is entitled to continued performance of services after the amortization of the other public agency's or private contractor's investment in the disposal system during the useful life of the system on payment of reasonable charges, reduced to take into consideration the amortization;  and(7)  contain any other provisions and requirements the other public agency or private contractor and the public agency determine to be appropriate or necessary.(c)  The contract must provide the method to determine the amount the public agency will pay to the other public agency or private contractor.(d)  A municipality may provide in its contract that the other public agency or private contractor has the right to use the streets, alleys, and public ways and places in the municipality during the term of the contract.(e)  This section does not expand the authority granted to a county under Section 364.013.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 486, Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.032. Public Agency Payments

Sec. 364.032.  PUBLIC AGENCY PAYMENTS.  (a)  Public agency payments to a county for solid waste collection, transportation, handling, storage, or disposal services may be made from income of the public agency's solid waste disposal fund as provided by the contract between the county and the public agency.  The payments are an operating expense of the fund, and the revenues of the fund are to be applied toward those payments.(b)  Public agency payments to be made under the contract may be made from revenues of the public agency's water, sewer, electric, or gas system or a combination of utility systems.(c)  Unless the ordinance or resolution authorizing the outstanding bonds of the public agency expressly reserves the right to accord contract payments a position of parity with, or a priority over, the public agency's bond requirements, the payments under a contract are subordinate to amounts required to be paid from the revenues of the utility system for principal of and interest on bonds of the public agency that are:(1)  outstanding at the time the contract is made;  and(2)  payable from those revenues.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.033. Alternative Payment Procedure Using Tax Funds

Sec. 364.033.  ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT PROCEDURE USING TAX FUNDS.  (a)  A contract between a public agency and a county that is authorized by the public agency's governing body is an obligation against the public agency's taxing power to the extent provided by the contract if:(1)  the public agency holds an election according to applicable procedure provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code, relating to the issuance of bonds by a municipality;  and(2)  at the election, it is determined that the public agency's governing body may levy an ad valorem tax to make any payments required of the public agency under the contract.(b)  Except for the levy of a tax under this section, an election is not required for the exercise of a power granted by this chapter.(c)  Only qualified voters of the public agency are entitled to vote at an election held under this section, and except as otherwise provided by this section and by Chapter 1251, Government Code, the Election Code governs an election under this section.(d)  If the alternative procedure for payment provided by this section is followed, payments under the contract may be:(1)  payable from and are solely an obligation against the taxing power of the public agency;  or(2)  payable both from taxes and from revenues as provided by the contract.(e)  If the alternative procedure of public agency payment to a county for disposal services provided by this section is not followed, the county or a holder of county bonds is not entitled to demand payment of the public agency's obligation from funds raised or to be raised by taxation.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.270, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.0341 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.0341. Solid Waste Disposal Services in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Municipalities

Sec. 364.0341.  SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a municipality wholly or partly located in a county with a population of more than 54,000 and less than 54,500.(b)  Notwithstanding Sections 364.011(a) and 364.034(a), a county may offer, require the use of, and charge a fee for solid waste disposal services in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.(c)  A municipality may not provide solid waste disposal services or charge a fee for those services in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction if the county provides those services under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1240 (H.B. 3045), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.0345 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.0345. Penalties for Failure to Use Required Service in Certain Areas

Sec. 364.0345.  PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO USE REQUIRED SERVICE IN CERTAIN AREAS.  The commissioners court of a county described by Section 364.011(a-2)(2) that requires the use of a county solid waste disposal service under Section 364.034 in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may adopt orders to enforce the requirement, including an order establishing a civil or administrative penalty in an amount reasonable and necessary to ensure compliance with the requirement.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1229), Sec. 3, eff. May 22, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.002(12), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.035. Public Agency Duty to Adjust Rates Charged

Sec. 364.035.  PUBLIC AGENCY DUTY TO ADJUST RATES CHARGED.  (a)  A public agency shall establish, maintain, and adjust the rates charged by the public agency for solid waste disposal services if:(1)  the public agency executes a contract with a county under this chapter;  and(2)  the payments under the contract are to be made either wholly or partly from the revenues of the public agency's solid waste disposal fund.(b)  The revenues of the public agency's solid waste disposal fund, and any taxes levied in support, must be sufficient to pay:(1)  the expense of operating and maintaining the solid waste disposal service or system;  and(2)  the public agency's obligations to the county under the contract and in connection with bonds issued or that may be issued that are secured by revenues of the solid waste disposal service or system.(c)  A contract between a public agency and a county may require the use of consulting engineers and financial experts to advise the public agency whether and at what time rates are to be adjusted under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.036. Authority to Provide Disposal Services to More Than One Person

Sec. 364.036.  AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DISPOSAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON.  A contract or group of contracts under this chapter may provide that:(1)  a county may render concurrently to more than one person services relating to the construction or operation of all or part of a solid waste disposal system;  and(2)  the cost of the services will be allocated among the several persons as determined by the contract or group of contracts.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter C. Solid Waste Management Systems and Services Contracts|Section 364.037. Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions for Collection of Past Due Utility or Solid Waste Disposal Services Fees

Sec. 364.037.  AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR COLLECTION OF PAST DUE UTILITY OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES FEES.  (a)  A county or public agency that offers solid waste disposal services under this subchapter may enter an agreement for the collection of unpaid utility or solid waste disposal services fees with:(1)  another county or public agency that provides solid waste disposal services under this subchapter;(2)  a municipality that operates a utility system, as defined by Section 552.001, Local Government Code; or(3)  another political subdivision acting on behalf of a municipality, county, or public agency to assist in the collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal fees.(b)  The agreement may provide that a county or public agency:(1)  may refuse to provide solid waste disposal services to a person if the person is past due on utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement;  or(2)  may collect an amount equal to the past due utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement plus a service charge and provide the solid waste disposal services the person requests.(c)  The agreement shall provide for:(1)  the confidentiality of a person's utility or solid waste disposal account information and the prevention of disclosure to a person or other entity that is not a party to the agreement;  and(2)  the apportionment of any past due charges, fees, and service charges authorized by Subsection (b)(2) between the collecting entity and the entity to which the fees are owed.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 271, Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(2), eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.051. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 364.051.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  To acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, and repair all or part of a solid waste disposal system, a county may issue bonds payable:(1)  from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues to accrue under a contract entered into under this chapter;  and(2)  from other income pledged by the county.(b)  Pending issuance of definitive bonds, a county may issue negotiable interim bonds or obligations eligible for exchange or substitution by use of the definitive bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.052. Terms; Form

Sec. 364.052.  TERMS;  FORM.  (a)  Bonds issued under this chapter must be in the form and denomination and bear the rate of interest prescribed by the commissioners court.(b)  The bonds may be:(1)  sold at a public or private sale at a price and on the terms determined by the commissioners court;  or(2)  exchanged for property or an interest in property determined by the commissioners court to be necessary or convenient to the purposes authorized by this chapter.(c)  The bonds are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.053. Approval and Registration

Sec. 364.053.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.  (a)  A county may submit bonds that have been authorized by the commissioners court and any record relating to their issuance to the attorney general for examination as to their validity.  If the bonds state that they are secured by a pledge of proceeds of a contract between the county and a public agency, the county may submit to the attorney general a copy of the contract and the proceedings of the public agency authorizing the contract.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and any contract has been made in accordance with state law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and contract and the comptroller shall register the bonds.(c)  Following approval and registration, the bonds and the contract are incontestable.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.054. District Bond Validation by Suit

Sec. 364.054.  DISTRICT BOND VALIDATION BY SUIT.  (a)  As an alternative for, or in addition to, the procedure provided by Section 364.053, the board of directors of a district may validate its bonds by filing suit under Chapter 1205, Government Code.(b)  The interest rate and sale price of the bonds need not be fixed until after the termination of the validation proceedings or suit.(c)  If the proposed bonds recite that they are secured by the proceeds of a contract made by the district and one or more public agencies, the petition must allege that fact and the notice of the suit must mention that allegation and each public agency's fund or revenues from which the contract is payable.(d)  The suit is a proceeding in rem, and the judgment is res judicata as to the validity of the bonds and any contract and the pledge of revenues.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.271, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.055. Investment and Use of Proceeds

Sec. 364.055.  INVESTMENT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  The commissioners court may set aside from proceeds of a bond sale:(1)  interest to accrue on the bonds; (2)  administrative expenses to the estimated date when the solid waste disposal system will become revenue producing;  and(3)  reserve funds created by the resolution authorizing the bonds.(b)  Proceeds from the sale of bonds may be invested, pending their use, in the securities or time deposits as specified by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds.(c)  The earnings on the investments may be applied as provided by the resolution or trust indenture.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.056. Refunding of Bonds

Sec. 364.056.  REFUNDING OF BONDS.  A county may refund bonds issued under this chapter on terms and conditions and bearing the rate of interest prescribed by the commissioners court.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.057. Legal Investments; Security for Deposits

Sec. 364.057.  LEGAL INVESTMENTS;  SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  (a)  Bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for:(1)  a bank; (2)  a savings bank; (3)  a trust company; (4)  a savings and loan association; (5)  an insurance company; (6)  a fiduciary; (7)  a trustee;  and(8)  a sinking fund of a municipality, school district, or any other political corporation or subdivision of the state.(b)  The bonds may secure the deposits of public funds of the state or of a political subdivision of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for those deposits in an amount up to their face value, if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 364.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 364 - County Solid Waste|Subchapter D. Bonds|Section 364.058. Adjustment of Rates and Changes to Maintain Adequate Revenue

Sec. 364.058.  ADJUSTMENT OF RATES AND CHANGES TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE REVENUE.  If bonds are outstanding, the commissioners court shall establish, maintain, and collect rates and charges for services furnished or made available by the solid waste disposal system adequate to:(1)  pay maintenance and operation costs of and expenses allocable to the solid waste disposal system and the principal of and interest on the bonds;  and(2)  provide and maintain funds created by the resolution authorizing the bonds.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 365.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 365 - Litter|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 365.001. Short Title

Sec. 365.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Litter Abatement Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 365.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 365 - Litter|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 365.002. Water Pollution Controlled by Water Code

Sec. 365.002.  WATER POLLUTION CONTROLLED BY WATER CODE.  The pollution of water in the state is controlled by Chapter 26, Water Code, and other applicable law.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 365.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 365 - Litter|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 365.003. Litter on Beaches Controlled by Natural Resources Code

Sec. 365.003.  LITTER ON BEACHES CONTROLLED BY NATURAL RESOURCES CODE.  The regulation of litter on public beaches is controlled by Subchapters C and D, Chapter 61, Natural Resources Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 365.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 365 - Litter|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 365.004. Disposal of Garbage, Refuse, and Sewage in Certain Areas Under Control of Parks and Wildlife Department

Sec. 365.004.  DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND SEWAGE IN CERTAIN AREAS UNDER CONTROL OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.  The Parks and Wildlife Commission may adopt rules to govern the disposal of garbage, refuse, and sewage in state parks, public water in state parks, historic sites, scientific areas, and forts under the control of the Parks and Wildlife Department.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 365.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water|Chapter 365 - Litter|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 365.005. Venue and Recovery of Costs

Sec. 365.005.  VENUE AND RECOVERY OF COSTS.  (a)  Venue for the prosecution of a criminal offense under Subchapter B or Section 365.032 or 365.033 or for a suit for injunctive relief under any of those provisions is in the county in which the defendant resides, in the county in which the offense or the violation occurs, or in Travis County.(b)  If the attorney general or a local government brings a suit for injunctive relief under Subchapter B  or Section 365.032 or 365.033, a prevailing party may recover its reasonable attorney fees, court costs, and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the proceeding.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 125, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|