Environment--hazardous, Toxic & Nuclear Waste

State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities. [HB-3088] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Public Health ]
Relating to applications for permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain new or expanded facilities in certain low-income and minority communities.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Carol Alvarado Read First Time on 03/23/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the information that an operator of a well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is performed is required to disclose. [HB-3001] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Water ]
Relating to the information that an operator of a well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is performed is required to disclose.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ryan Guillen Read First Time on 03/23/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the enforcement of municipal rules, ordinances, or police regulations prohibiting illegal dumping; increasing a penalty. [HB-274] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Crime ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to the enforcement of municipal rules, ordinances, or police regulations prohibiting illegal dumping; increasing a penalty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Eddie Lucio Signed By The Governor on 06/17/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the minimum term of confinement for an offense of illegal dumping in a municipality. [HB-273] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Crime ] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the minimum term of confinement for an offense of illegal dumping in a municipality.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris L. Miles Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/25/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to forfeiture of property used in the commission of certain littering offenses. [HB-259] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Crime ] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to forfeiture of property used in the commission of certain littering offenses.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Borris L. Miles Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/20/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain outdoor burning violations. [HB-2556] [Environmental ] [Public Safety ] [Crime ] [Law Enforcement ]
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain outdoor burning violations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Molly S. White Placed On General State Calendar on 05/12/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the disposal of pesticides. [HB-2548] [Environmental ] [Agriculture ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Relating to the disposal of pesticides.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Phil Stephenson Placed On General State Calendar on 05/13/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 84th Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the creation of a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain recycling transactions. [HB-1569] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ]
Relating to the creation of a defense under the Solid Waste Disposal Act for persons engaged in certain recycling transactions.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jason A. Isaac Read First Time on 03/09/2015

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities and radioactive substances. [SB-791] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ]
Relating to the regulation of low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities and radioactive substances.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Drew Darby Placed On General State Calendar on 05/20/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to funding for the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission and to the disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste. [SB-347] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to funding for the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission and to the disposal of certain low-level radioactive waste.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Kel Seliger Signed By The Governor on 06/14/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 347. [HCR-214]
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 347.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Drew Darby Laid Before The House on 05/27/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notice and information provided by a municipal solid waste facility and a commercial transporter of solid waste regarding recycling programs for certain electronic waste. [HB-648] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Environmental ]
Relating to notice and information provided by a municipal solid waste facility and a commercial transporter of solid waste regarding recycling programs for certain electronic waste.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Cristina Farrar Committee Report Distributed on 05/04/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to a requirement that the operator of an oil or gas well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is to be performed mail a list of the chemicals to be used in the treatment to persons residing near the well. [HB-448] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ]
Relating to a requirement that the operator of an oil or gas well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is to be performed mail a list of the chemicals to be used in the treatment to persons residing near the well.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dawnna Dukes Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 03/20/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to notification to the county judge and county emergency responders of the transportation of certain radioactive waste in the county. [HB-3615] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Public Safety ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ]
Relating to notification to the county judge and county emergency responders of the transportation of certain radioactive waste in the county.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lon Burnam Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/16/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to designation of alternative routes for the transportation of certain radioactive waste. [HB-3609] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Energy ] [Public Safety ]
Relating to designation of alternative routes for the transportation of certain radioactive waste.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Lon Burnam Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/16/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the treatment and reuse or discharge of fluid produced from oil or gas wells on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment has been performed. [HB-3537] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Water ] [Waste Management / Recycling ]
Relating to the treatment and reuse or discharge of fluid produced from oil or gas wells on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment has been performed.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Roland Gutierrez Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/10/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the reporting of international shipments of electronic waste. [HB-3466] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Environmental ] [International ] [Technology and Innovation ]
Relating to the reporting of international shipments of electronic waste.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dwayne Bohac Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/16/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to standards for recycling or reusing computer and television equipment. [HB-3465] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Environmental ]
Relating to standards for recycling or reusing computer and television equipment.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dwayne Bohac Placed On General State Calendar on 05/09/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to recycling, reclamation, handling, and/or treatment of oil and gas waste, water, and related materials and clarifying the Railroad Commission's jurisdiction. [HB-3249] [Energy ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Water ] [Environmental ]
Relating to recycling, reclamation, handling, and/or treatment of oil and gas waste, water, and related materials and clarifying the Railroad Commission's jurisdiction.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Giovanni Capriglione Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/10/2013

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State (Texas)
Texas 83rd Legislature Regular Session

Relating to the establishment of a program for the collection, transportation, and recycling of architectural paint. [HB-2923] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Consumer Protection ]
Relating to the establishment of a program for the collection, transportation, and recycling of architectural paint.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kenneth Sheets Scheduled For Public Hearing On . . . on 04/23/2013

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