Texas § HS.361.0145 - RESPONSE TO OR REMEDIATION OF FIRE OR EMERGENCY
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§ HS.361.0145. RESPONSE TO OR REMEDIATION OF FIRE OR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TO OR REMEDIATION OF FIRE OR EMERGENCY. (a) The commission may make an immediate response to or remediation of a fire or other emergency that involves solid waste, including processed or unprocessed material suitable for recycling or composting, as the commission determines necessary to protect the public health or safety. (b) Notwithstanding Section 361.014 (b), revenue otherwise dedicated under that section may be used for an action authorized by Subsection (a). (c) The commission may recover from a person who is responsible for the solid waste as provided by Section 361.271 the reasonable expenses incurred by the commission during an immediate response and remediation action under Subsection (a). The state may bring an action to recover those reasonable expenses. (d) If the commission used for an action under Subsection (a) money otherwise dedicated under Section 361.014 (b), money recovered under Subsection (c) shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commission until the amount deposited equals the amount of the dedicated money used. Money credited under this subsection may be used only as provided by Section 361.014 (b). Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1362 (H.B. 2541 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section HS.361.0145 ("RESPONSE TO OR REMEDIATION OF FIRE OR EMERGENCY") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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