88R6584 JRR-D     By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1742       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to road specifications and safety standards for access to   a solid waste facility.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 361, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 361.125 to read as follows:          Sec. 361.125.  ROAD SPECIFICATIONS AND SAFETY STANDARDS FOR   ACCESS TO SOLID WASTE FACILITY. (a) The commission by rule shall:                (1)  adopt specific, uniform road specifications and   safety standards for access to solid waste facilities that accept   or process municipal solid waste or hazardous waste; and                (2)  require as a condition of a permit that the permit   holder comply with the rules adopted under Subdivision (1).          (b)  Rules adopted under Subsection (a)(1) must:                (1)  include standards or requirements for:                      (A)  safe railroad grade crossings;                      (B)  spill containment in high-risk areas;                      (C)  sufficient flood protection;                      (D)  vehicle weight and load limits that ensure   the access of commercial motor vehicles to the solid waste facility   without causing damage to the access routes;                      (E)  sight distance, as that term is defined by   Section 255.001, Transportation Code; and                      (F)  appropriate traffic control devices and   lighting;                (2)  require the permit holder to be financially   responsible for access route improvements and maintenance; and                (3)  require the permit holder to provide access to the   solid waste facility only through:                      (A)  a public highway;                      (B)  a dedicated county or municipal road;                      (C)  an easement for which the permit holder holds   a fee simple title; or                      (D)  an easement for which all owners of the   easement have agreed in writing to the use of the easement for   ingress and egress to the facility.          (c)  The commission shall enforce this section, including   rules adopted under this section and conditions imposed under a   rule adopted under this section, and take an enforcement action   against a permit holder who violates this section.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall   adopt the rules required by Section 361.125, Health and Safety   Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.