Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
Subtitle B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER |
Chapter 361. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT |
Subchapter E. POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS |
Sec. 361.166. MUNICIPAL RESTRICTIONS
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A municipality may not abolish or restrict the use or operation of a solid waste facility in its limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction if the solid waste facility:
(1) was in existence when the municipality was incorporated or was in existence when the municipality annexed the area in which it is located; and
(2) is operated in substantial compliance with applicable state and county regulations.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.