Texas § HS.362.002 - POLICY AND PURPOSE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HS.362.002 — POLICY AND PURPOSE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HS.362.002. POLICY AND PURPOSE
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.
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Section HS.362.002 ("POLICY AND PURPOSE") 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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