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2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.977. Television Recycling Account

Sec. 361.977.  TELEVISION RECYCLING ACCOUNT.  (a)  The television recycling account is an account in the general revenue fund that consists of the:
(1)  fees collected under Section 361.976; and
(2)  interest earned on the money in the account.
(b)  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission to be used by the commission to maintain a public Internet website and toll-free telephone number that provide consumers with information about covered television equipment recycling opportunities in this state.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.978. Manufacturer's Recovery Plan and Related Responsibilities

Sec. 361.978.  MANUFACTURER'S RECOVERY PLAN AND RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  This section does not apply to a television manufacturer that participates in a recycling leadership program described by Section 361.979.
(b)  Not later than the first January 31 that occurs after the date the television manufacturer first registers with the commission under Section 361.976, each television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this state shall, individually or as a member of a group of television manufacturers, submit to the commission a recovery plan to collect, reuse, and recycle covered television equipment.
(c)  An individual television manufacturer that submits a recovery plan under Subsection (b) shall collect, reuse, and recycle covered television equipment.  Beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, the individual television manufacturer shall collect, reuse, and recycle the quantity of covered television equipment computed by the commission as the television manufacturer's market share allocation.
(d)  A group of television manufacturers that submits a recovery plan under Subsection (b) shall collect, reuse, and recycle covered television equipment.  Beginning with the second year of registration for a group of television manufacturers, the group of television manufacturers shall collect, reuse, and recycle a quantity of covered television equipment equal to the sum of the combined market share allocations of the group's participants.
(e)  A recovery plan under Subsection (b) must include at a minimum:
(1)  a statement of whether the television manufacturer intends to collect and recycle its market share allocation through operation of its plan, individually or in partnership with other television manufacturers;
(2)  beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, the total weight of covered television equipment collected, reused, and recycled by or on behalf of the television manufacturer during the preceding year; and
(3)  collection methods that allow a consumer to recycle covered television equipment without paying a separate fee at the time of recycling.
(f)  The commission shall review the recovery plan for satisfaction of the requirements of this subchapter.  If the registration and recovery plan are complete, the commission shall include the television manufacturer on the commission's Internet website listing as provided by Section 361.984(a).  The commission may reject the recovery plan if it does not meet all requirements of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.980. Recycling Leadership Program Collection Report

Sec. 361.980.  RECYCLING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM COLLECTION REPORT.  (a)  Not later than January 31 of every other year beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, a television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this state that is participating in a recycling leadership program under Section 361.979 shall, individually or as a member of the recycling leadership program, submit to the commission a collection report regarding the television manufacturer's collection, reuse, and recycling of covered television equipment.
(b)  The collection report must include:
(1)  an inventory of covered television equipment collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities that are currently available to consumers through the individual television manufacturer or the recycling leadership program in this state;
(2)  documentation of collection opportunities available to consumers in counties with populations of less than 50,000, including an analysis of the number of collection sites available to consumers in those counties compared to the number of opportunities available to consumers in those counties to purchase new covered television equipment;
(3)  the amount by weight of the covered television equipment that the individual television manufacturer or the recycling leadership program collected in the two preceding years; and
(4)  documentation that the collection, reuse, and recycling of the collected covered television equipment complies with Section 361.990.
(c)  The inventory of covered television equipment collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities required by Subsection (b)(1) may be submitted in the form of a map noting the location of the opportunities.
(d)  The collection report may include a listing of other existing collection and recycling infrastructure for covered television equipment not associated with the recycling leadership program, including electronic recyclers and repair shops, recyclers of other appropriate commodities, reuse organizations, not-for-profit corporations, retailers, and other suitable operations, including local government collection events, if available.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.981. Retailer Responsibility

Sec. 361.981.  RETAILER RESPONSIBILITY.  (a)  A retailer may order and sell only products from a television manufacturer that is included on the list published under Section 361.984(a).  A retailer shall consult that list before ordering covered television equipment in this state.  A retailer is considered to have complied with this subsection and may sell a product in the retailer's inventory if, on the date the product was ordered from the television manufacturer, the television manufacturer was listed on the Internet website described by Section 361.984(a).
(b)  A person who is a retailer of covered television equipment shall provide to consumers in writing the information published by the commission regarding the legal disposition and recycling of television equipment.  The information may be included with the sales receipt or as part of the packaging of the equipment.  Alternatively, the retailer may provide the information required by this subsection through a toll-free telephone number and address of an Internet website provided to consumers.
(c)  This subchapter does not require a retailer to collect covered television equipment for recycling.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.982. Recycler Responsibilities

Sec. 361.982.  RECYCLER RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  This section does not apply to a television manufacturer.
(b)  A person who is engaged in the business of recycling covered television equipment in this state shall:
(1)  register with the commission and certify that the person is in compliance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;
(2)  on or before January 31 of each year renew the registration with the commission and certify the person's continued compliance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;
(3)  recycle all covered television equipment accepted for recycling in accordance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;
(4)  maintain a written log recording the weight of all covered television equipment received by the person and the disposition of that equipment; and
(5)  annually report to the commission the total weight of covered television equipment received and recycled by the person in the preceding 12 months.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.983. Liability

Sec. 361.983.  LIABILITY.  (a)  A television manufacturer, retailer, or person who recycles covered television equipment is not liable in any way for information in any form that a consumer leaves on covered television equipment that is collected or recycled under this subchapter.
(b)  This subchapter does not exempt a person from liability under other law.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.985. Enforcement

Sec. 361.985.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The commission may conduct audits and inspections to ensure compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.
(b)  The commission and the attorney general, as appropriate, shall enforce this subchapter and, except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), take enforcement action against a television manufacturer, a retailer, or a person who recycles covered television equipment.
(c)  The executive director or the attorney general may institute a suit under Section 7.032, Water Code, to enjoin an activity related to the sale of covered television equipment in violation of this subchapter.
(d)  The commission shall issue a warning notice to a person on the person's first violation of this subchapter.  The person must comply with this subchapter not later than the 60th day after the date the warning notice is issued.
(e)  A retailer who receives a warning notice from the commission that the retailer's inventory violates this subchapter because it includes covered television equipment from a television manufacturer that is not in compliance with this subchapter must bring the inventory into compliance with this subchapter not later than the 60th day after the date the warning notice is issued.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.986. Financial and Proprietary Information

Sec. 361.986.  FINANCIAL AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION.  Financial or proprietary information submitted to the commission under this subchapter is exempt from public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.987. Biennial Report to Legislature

Sec. 361.987.  BIENNIAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.  (a)  The commission shall compile information from television manufacturers and issue an electronic report to the committee in each house of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over environmental matters not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year.
(b)  The report must include:
(1)  collection information provided to the commission by each television manufacturer's report required by Section 361.976(b) or 361.980(a), as applicable;
(2)  a summary of comments that have been received from stakeholders such as television manufacturers, electronic equipment recyclers, local governments, and nonprofit organizations;
(3)  any recommendations under Section 361.984(h); and
(4)  any other information that would assist the legislature in evaluating the effectiveness of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.988. Fees

Sec. 361.988.  FEES.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 361.976(a), this subchapter does not authorize the commission to impose a fee, including a recycling fee, on a consumer, television manufacturer, retailer, or person who recycles covered television equipment.
(b)  Fees or costs collected under this subchapter may be used by the commission only to implement this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.989. Consumer Responsibilities

Sec. 361.989.  CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  A consumer is responsible for any information in any form left on the consumer's covered television equipment that is collected or recycled.
(b)  A consumer is encouraged to learn about recommended methods for recycling covered television equipment that has reached the end of its useful life by visiting the commission's and television manufacturers' Internet websites or calling their toll-free telephone numbers.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.990. Management of Collected Television Equipment

Sec. 361.990.  MANAGEMENT OF COLLECTED TELEVISION EQUIPMENT.  (a)  Covered television equipment collected under this subchapter must be disposed of or recycled in a manner that complies with federal, state, and local law.
(b)  The commission shall adopt as standards for recycling or reuse of covered television equipment in this state the standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating Practices" as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Incorporated, April 25, 2006, or other standards from a comparable nationally recognized organization.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.991. State Procurement Requirements

Sec. 361.991.  STATE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2052.101, Government Code.
(b)  A person who submits a bid for a contract with a state agency for the purchase or lease of covered television equipment must be in compliance with this subchapter.
(c)  A state agency that purchases or leases covered television equipment shall require a prospective bidder to certify the bidder's compliance with this subchapter before the agency may accept the prospective bidder's bid.
(d)  In considering bids for a contract for covered television equipment, in addition to any other preferences provided under other laws of this state, the state shall give special preference to a television manufacturer that:
(1)  through its recovery plan collects more than its market share allocation; or
(2)  provides collection sites or recycling events in any county located in a council of governments region in which there are fewer than six permanent collection sites open at least twice each month.
(e)  The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 361 - Solid Waste Disposal Act › Subchapter Z. Television Equipment Recycling Program › Section 361.992. Federal Preemption; Expiration

Sec. 361.992.  FEDERAL PREEMPTION; EXPIRATION.  (a)  If federal law establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of covered television equipment and the commission determines that the federal law substantially meets the purposes of this subchapter, the commission may adopt an agency statement that interprets the federal law as preemptive of this subchapter.
(b)  This subchapter expires on the date the commission issues a statement under this section.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (S.B. 329), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 362.001. Short Title

Sec. 362.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 362.002. Policy and Purpose

Sec. 362.002.  POLICY AND PURPOSE.  (a)  The policy of the state is to safeguard the public health, general welfare, and physical property from solid waste pollution by encouraging the processing of solid waste for the purpose of extracting, converting to energy, or otherwise separating and preparing solid waste for reuse.
(b)  It is the policy of the state that the processing of solid waste for reuse is essential to the well-being and survival of state inhabitants and the protection of the environment.  That processing will conserve and develop state natural resources, within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59(a), of the Texas Constitution by preventing further damage to the environment.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 362.003. Definitions

Sec. 362.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Bond" includes a note or other evidence of indebtedness.
(2)  "Cost" means expenses related or incidental to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of a system, including:
(A)  real property acquired for a system;
(B)  finance charges;
(C)  interest before and during construction and for a period the issuer finds reasonable after completion of construction;
(D)  expenses incurred for architectural, engineering, and legal services;
(E)  license fees and royalties;
(F)  expenses incurred for plans, specifications, surveys, and estimates;
(G)  expenses incurred in placing the system in operation;  and
(H)  administration expenses.
(3)  "Issuer" means a district or authority that:
(A)  is created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution;
(B)  is authorized by law to own a waste disposal system;  and
(C)  includes within its boundaries all of at least one county.
(4)  "Public agency" means:
(A)  an issuer;
(B)  a municipality;  or
(C)  another political subdivision or agency of the state authorized to own and operate a solid waste collection, transportation, or disposal facility or system.
(5)  "Real property" means land, a structure, a franchise or interest in land, air rights, or another thing or right pertaining to that property, including an easement, right-of-way, use, lease, license, or other incorporeal hereditament, or an estate, interest, or legal or equitable right, including a term for years or lien on that property because of a judgment, mortgage, or other reason.
(6)  "Resolution" means the action, including an order or ordinance, that authorizes bonds and that is taken by the issuer's governing body.
(7)  "Security agreement" means a trust indenture or other instrument securing bonds.
(8)  "Solid waste" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).
(9)  "System" means real property, plants, works, facilities, equipment, pipelines, machinery, vehicles, vessels, rolling stock, licenses, or franchises used or useful:
(A)  in connection with processing solid waste to extract, recover, reclaim, salvage, reduce, or concentrate the solid waste, or convert it to energy or useful matter or resources including electricity, steam, or other form of energy, metal, fertilizer, glass, or other form of resource;  or
(B)  in the transportation, receipt, storage, transfer, and handling of solid waste, the preparation, separation, or processing of solid waste for reuse, the handling and transportation of recovered matter, resources, or energy, and the handling, transportation, and disposition of nonrecoverable solid waste residue.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 362.004. Effect of Other Law

Sec. 362.004.  EFFECT OF OTHER LAW.  (a)  This chapter does not limit the authority of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission or a local government to:
(1)  perform a power or duty provided by other law;  or
(2)  adopt and enforce rules to carry out duties under Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act).
(b)  Chapter 361 (Solid Waste Disposal Act) shall be enforced without regard to ownership of a system financed under this chapter.
(c)  This chapter does not affect the right of a private person to pursue, against a person who contracts with an issuer under this chapter, a common-law remedy to abate, or recover damages for, a condition of pollution or other nuisance.  A person purchasing or leasing a system under contract with an issuer may not assert the defense of sovereign immunity because of the issuer's ownership of the system.
(d)  An issuer or public agency may use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any authority expressly or impliedly granted by this chapter.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.031, eff. Aug. 12, 1991.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 362.005. Exception for Certain Material Presorted to Be Recycled

Sec. 362.005.  EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MATERIAL PRESORTED TO BE RECYCLED.  This chapter does not authorize a public agency to compel burning of material presorted to be recycled.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.011. Authority to Acquire and Transfer Property

Sec. 362.011.  AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE AND TRANSFER PROPERTY.  (a)  An issuer may acquire, construct, and improve a system for lease or sale as provided by this chapter and may acquire real property as the issuer considers appropriate for the system.
(b)  An issuer may lease its system to another person.
(c)  An issuer may sell a system, by installment payments or other method of payment, to any person on conditions the issuer considers desirable.
(d)  A lease or sales contract entered into under this chapter may be for the term agreed to by the parties, and must provide that it continues in effect until the bonds specified in the lease or contract, or refunding bonds issued in place of those bonds, are fully paid.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.012. Location of System

Sec. 362.012.  LOCATION OF SYSTEM.  A system may be located on the property of any person.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.013. Contract Terms and Procedures

Sec. 362.013.  CONTRACT TERMS AND PROCEDURES.  (a)  The provisions of Chapter 2253, Government Code, that relate to performance and payment bonds apply to a contract entered into by an issuer.
(b)  An issuer may contract for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of a system on the terms and under the conditions that the governing body of the issuer considers appropriate, including a contract under which a person agrees to perform and supply all services and materials required in connection with the design, construction, and placing into operation of a system.
(c)  The issuer shall publish notice of the time and place the contract will be let in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the issuer once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication occurring not later than the 15th day before the date the contract will be let.
(d)  The issuer shall analyze competitive proposals received in response to the notice and let the contract to the responsible party making the proposal that is most advantageous to the issuer and that will result in the most economical completion of the system.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.014. Public Agency Contract

Sec. 362.014.  PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACT.  (a)  A public agency, on terms it considers appropriate, may contract with an issuer or other person who finances, constructs, or improves a system to sell, lease, or dedicate the use of real property or all or part of a solid waste disposal facility for use as part of the system.
(b)  A public agency may contract with any person for the supply, collection, or transportation of solid waste for disposal at a system.  The public agency may agree in the contract to supply minimum amounts of solid waste and to pay minimum fees for the right to dispose of the solid waste at the system during the term of the contract.  The contract may continue in effect for the term of years that the public agency's governing body determines to be desirable.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.015. Payment of Contract From Sources Other Than Taxes

Sec. 362.015.  PAYMENT OF CONTRACT FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN TAXES.  (a)  A public agency may use any available revenue or resource for, or pledge the revenue or resource to, payment of all or part of the amount due under a contract under Section 362.014.  The public agency may agree in the contract to assure availability of payment when required.
(b)  The public agency may agree to make sufficient provision in its annual budget to make all payments under the contract.
(c)  The public agency may fix, charge, and collect, from its inhabitants or other users or beneficiaries of a service or facility provided in connection with the contract, a fee, rate, charge, rental, or other amount for the service or facility, including a water charge, sewage charge, solid waste disposal fee or charge, garbage collection or handling fee, or other fee or charge.  The public agency may use those amounts for, or pledge them to, payments required under the contract, and may agree in the contract to make that use or pledge in an amount sufficient to make all or part of the payments when due.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.016. Payment of Contract From Taxes

Sec. 362.016.  PAYMENT OF CONTRACT FROM TAXES.  (a)  A public agency that has taxing power and that, when it enters into a contract under Section 362.014, is using its general funds, including tax revenue, to pay all or part of the cost of providing solid waste collection, transportation, and disposal services may agree that the payments under the contract are an obligation against the public agency's taxing power.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person is not entitled to demand payment from taxes during any period unless the contracting person is willing and able to receive and dispose of solid waste during the period as provided by the contract.
(c)  A public agency that has taxing power may hold an election substantially in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code, applicable to issuance of bonds by a municipality to determine whether a contract may be an obligation secured by the taxing power of the public agency to an extent not permitted by Subsection (b).  If it is determined by a favorable vote at the election that the public agency is authorized to levy an ad valorem tax to make all or part of the payments under the contract, and that the payments are to be made unconditionally regardless of whether the contracting person is willing and able to receive and dispose of solid waste as provided by the contract, the contract is an obligation secured by the public agency's taxing power to the extent provided.  The ballot proposition at the election must plainly state that ad valorem tax funds may be used to make contract payments if the contractor cannot receive or dispose of solid waste because of mechanical failure of the facility financed by the bonds or for other reasons.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.269, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.017. Industrial Development Corporation

Sec. 362.017.  INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.  (a)  A public agency that has entered into a contract under Section 362.014 may sponsor the creation of an industrial development corporation under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).
(b)  The corporation may issue bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code) to finance the cost of a system under the contract regardless of whether the system is located within the boundaries of the public agency.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.15, eff. April 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter B. Operation of System › Section 362.018. Cost of Certain Required Alterations

Sec. 362.018.  COST OF CERTAIN REQUIRED ALTERATIONS.  The relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering of construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline made necessary by the actions of an issuer shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the issuer, who shall pay the cost of the required activity as necessary to provide comparable replacement, minus the net salvage value of any replaced facility.  The issuer shall pay that amount from the proceeds of bonds issued to finance a system.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.019.  TAXATION.  (a)  Bonds issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bonds, and income from the bonds are exempt from taxation in this state.
(b)  A system purchased or leased under this chapter is subject to ad valorem taxation payable by the person contracting with the issuer according to state law.  An item purchased or leased as part of a system is subject to all applicable state taxation.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter C. Bonds › Section 362.031. Authority to Issue Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 362.031.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  An issuer may issue bonds, payable from revenues of the issuer, to finance or refinance the cost of acquiring, constructing, or improving a system.
(b)  The bonds may be issued in more than one series and from time to time as required to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(c)  The issuer may declare an emergency because funds are not available to pay the principal of and interest on its bonds or to meet other needs of the issuer and may issue bond anticipation notes to borrow the needed money.  The bond anticipation notes may bear interest at any fixed, floating, or other type of rate, and must mature within one year of their date.  The bond anticipation notes shall be paid with the proceeds of bonds, or bonds may be issued and delivered in exchange for and in substitution of the notes.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.032.  FORM AND PROCEDURE.  (a)  Bonds under this chapter must be authorized by resolution.  The bonds must:
(1)  be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the issuer's governing body;
(2)  be attested by the secretary of the issuer's governing body;  and
(3)  have the seal of the issuer impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds.
(b)  The bonds may have the characteristics and bear the designation determined by the issuer's governing body, except that the designation must include:
(1)  the name of each person guaranteeing the contractual obligation of each person leasing or purchasing the system;  or
(2)  a statement, if applicable, that a group of persons will be leasing or purchasing the system.
(c)  The governing body may authorize a required signature to be printed or lithographed on the bonds.  The issuer may adopt or use the signature of a person who has been an officer, regardless of whether the person is an officer when the bonds are delivered to a purchaser.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter C. Bonds › Section 362.033. Terms

Sec. 362.033.  TERMS.  Bonds issued under this chapter must mature serially or in another manner not more than 40 years after they are issued.  The bonds may:
(1)  bear interest at a fixed, floating, or other type of rate, and be sold at public or private sale at a price or under terms that the issuer's governing body determines to be the most advantageous reasonably obtainable;
(2)  be made callable before maturity at times and prices prescribed by the issuer's governing body;
(3)  be in coupon form;  and
(4)  be registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter C. Bonds › Section 362.034. Approval and Registration

Sec. 362.034.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.  (a)  An issuer shall submit bonds that have been authorized by its governing body, including refunding bonds and the record relating to the bond 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 lease or contract of sale previously entered into by the issuer, the issuer may submit the contract with the bonds.
(b)  If the bonds have been authorized in accordance with state law 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 contract are incontestable.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.035.  PLEDGE OF REVENUE AND OTHER AMOUNTS AS SECURITY.  (a)  Bonds are payable solely from and shall be secured by a pledge of:
(1)  revenues of the issuer derived from the lease or sale of a system;
(2)  amounts attributable to bond proceeds;  or
(3)  amounts obtained through the exercise of a remedy provided by the governing body's resolution or a security agreement securing the bonds in the manner specified in the resolution or security agreement.
(b)  The governing body shall fix and periodically revise payments under a lease or contract for sale of a system so that the payments and other pledged revenue will be sufficient to pay the bonds and interest on the bonds as they mature and become due and to maintain reserve or other funds as provided by the resolution or security agreement.
(c)  The governing body may direct the investment of money in the funds created by the resolution or security agreement, and may delegate this authority to its authorized agent.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.036.  SECURITY MAY APPLY TO ADDITIONAL BONDS.  (a)  A pledge under Section 362.035 may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the pledge, to issue additional bonds to be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds secured by the pledge.
(b)  Bonds issued under this chapter may be combined in the same issue with bonds issued for other purposes authorized by law.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.037.  TRUST AS SECURITY.  (a)  The issuer's governing body may additionally secure bonds, including refunding bonds, by a trust indenture under which the trustee may be a bank that has trust powers and that is located inside or outside the state.
(b)  Regardless of any mortgage, deed of trust lien, or security interest under Section 362.038, the trust indenture may:
(1)  contain any provision that the governing body prescribes for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;
(2)  provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;
(3)  condition the right to spend the issuer's money or sell an issuer's system as provided by the trust indenture;
(4)  provide in other manners for protection and enforcement of bondholders' rights and remedies as is reasonable and proper;  and
(5)  provide for the issuance of replacement bonds for lost, stolen, or mutilated bonds.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.038.  OTHER SECURITY.  (a)  The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage, deed of trust lien, or security interest in a designated system of the issuer's governing body and all property and rights appurtenant to the system.
(b)  The mortgage, deed of trust lien, or security interest may give the trustee the power to operate the system, sell the system to pay the debt, or take any other action to secure the bonds.
(c)  A purchaser at a sale under a mortgage or deed of trust lien is the absolute owner of the system and rights purchased.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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Sec. 362.039.  ACTION BY BONDHOLDERS.  (a)  The resolution or a security agreement may provide that on default in the payment of principal of or interest on the bonds, or threatened default under conditions stated in the resolution or security agreement, and on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, a court of competent jurisdiction may appoint a receiver to collect and receive pledged income.
(b)  The resolution or security agreement may limit or qualify the rights of less than all of the holders of outstanding bonds payable from the same source to institute or prosecute litigation affecting the issuer's property or income.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter C. Bonds › Section 362.040. Investment and Use of Proceeds

Sec. 362.040.  INVESTMENT AND USE OF PROCEEDS.  (a)  The governing body of the issuer may set aside amounts from the proceeds of the sale of bonds for payment into an interest and sinking fund and reserve funds and may provide for this in the resolution or a security agreement.  All expenses of issuing and selling the bonds shall be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
(b)  Proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be invested in the manner provided by the resolution or security agreement.
(c)  A bank or trust company with trust powers may be designated as depository for proceeds of bonds or of sales contract or lease revenue. The bank or trust company shall furnish indemnifying bonds or pledge securities as required by the issuer to secure the deposits.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality › Subtitle B - Solid Waste, Toxic Chemicals, Sewage, Litter, and Water › Chapter 362 - Solid Waste Resource Recovery Financing Act › Subchapter C. Bonds › Section 362.041. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 362.041.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  The governing body of an issuer may issue refunding bonds to refund the principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium applicable to outstanding bonds. The refunding bonds may:
(1)  refund more than one series of outstanding bonds and combine the revenue pledged to the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds;  and
(2)  be secured by other or additional revenues and deed of trust liens.
(b)  The provisions of this chapter relating to issuance of bonds, security for bonds, approval by the attorney general, and remedies of bondholders apply to refunding bonds.
(c)  The comptroller shall register refunding bonds:
(1)  on the surrender and cancellation of the original bonds;  or
(2)  without surrender and cancellation of the original bonds if:
(A)  the resolution authorizing the refunding bonds provides that their proceeds be deposited in the bank where the original bonds are payable;  and
(B)  the refunding bonds are issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium applicable to the original bonds up to their option date or maturity date.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.