§ 361.028 — INDUSTRIAL SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS EXCHANGE.

Texas § 361.028

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code HS: Health and Safety Code

Text

Sec. 361.028. INDUSTRIAL SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIALS EXCHANGE. (a) The commission shall establish an industrial solid and hazardous waste materials exchange that provides for the exchange, between interested persons, of information concerning:
(1) particular quantities of industrial solid or hazardous waste available in this state for recovery;
(2) persons interested in acquiring certain types of industrial solid or hazardous waste for purposes of recovery; and
(3) methods for the treatment and recovery of industrial solid or hazardous waste.
(b) The industrial solid and hazardous waste materials exchange may be operated under one or more reciprocity agreements providing for the exchange of information described by Subsection (a) for similar information from a program operated in another state.
(c) The commission may contract for a private person or public entity to establish or operate the industrial solid and hazardous waste materials exchange.
(d) The commission may prescribe rules concerning the establishment and operation of the industrial solid and hazardous waste exchange, including the setting of a necessary subscription fee to offset the cost of participation in the program.
(e) The commission may seek grants and contract support from federal and other sources to the extent possible and may accept gifts to support its purposes and programs.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.