Texas § HS.361.090 - REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
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§ HS.361.090. REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL. (a) The commission may not require a permit under this chapter for the collection, handling, storage, processing, and disposal of industrial solid waste that is disposed of within the boundaries of a tract of land that is: (1) owned or otherwise effectively controlled by the owners or operators of the particular industrial plant, manufacturing plant, mining operation, or agricultural operation from which the waste results or is produced; and (2) located within 50 miles from the plant or operation that is the source of the industrial solid waste. (b) This section does not apply to: (1) waste collected, handled, stored, processed, or disposed of with solid waste from any other source or sources; or (2) hazardous waste. (c) This section does not change or limit any authority the commission may have concerning: (1) the requirement of permits and the control of water quality, or otherwise, under Chapter 26 , Water Code; or (2) the authority under Section 361.303. (d) The commission may adopt rules under Section 361.024 to control the collection, handling, storage, processing, and disposal of the industrial solid waste to which this section applies to protect the property of others, public property and rights-of-way, groundwater, and other rights requiring protection. (e) The commission may require a person who disposes or plans to dispose of industrial solid waste and claims to be exempt under this section to submit to the commission information that is reasonably required to enable the commission to determine if this section applies to the waste disposal activity. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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