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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a waste tire dumping enforcement grant |
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program; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter P to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER P. WASTE TIRE DUMPING ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM |
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Sec. 361.471. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter, "used tire" |
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means a tire that: |
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(1) has been used as a tire on a vehicle; and |
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(2) can still be used for its original intended |
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purpose. |
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Sec. 361.472. COLLECTION OF FEE ON SALE OF TIRE. (a) A |
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seller shall collect a fee in an amount to be determined by the |
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commission on the sale of each new or used tire. |
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(b) On a schedule determined by the commission, a seller |
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shall remit fees collected under Subsection (a) to the comptroller |
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for deposit into an account in the general revenue fund to be used |
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to fund the grant program under Section 361.473. |
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Sec. 361.473. GRANT PROGRAM. The commission shall develop |
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and implement a program to provide grants to local law enforcement |
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agencies to assist those agencies in the enforcement of laws |
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related to the illegal dumping of tires. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |