87R14353 JRR-D     By: Patterson, Holland, Shaheen H.B. No. 2708       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of certain fees deposited to the hazardous and   solid waste remediation fee account for reimbursement of   environmental remediation at certain former battery recycling   facility sites.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 361.133, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:          (c-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (c), money in the account   attributable to fees imposed under Section 361.138 may be used for   reimbursement of environmental remediation at the site of a former   battery recycling facility located in the municipal boundaries of a   municipality with a population of more than 115,000 and less than   250,000 if a community development corporation serving the   municipality is issued an industrial hazardous waste permit by the   commission for the site and is paying or has paid for part of the   costs of the environmental remediation of the site pursuant to the   permit. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.