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TX HB3071
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Geren
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AI Summary
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) must cancel permits for municipal solid waste landfill facilities that have not accepted waste for 25 consecutive years
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Applies only to facilities located in counties with populations over 2.1 million (targeting Harris County/Houston area)
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Further limited to facilities within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the county's principal municipality with a population over 900,000
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Adds new Section 361.1201 to Chapter 361 of the Health and Safety Code
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Takes effect immediately with two-thirds legislative vote, otherwise effective September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
PERMITS
Last Action
Effective immediately
6/20/2025