By: King of Uvalde (Senate Sponsor - Zaffirini) H.B. No. 1584          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017;   May 2, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on   Intergovernmental Relations; May 4, 2017, reported favorably by   the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 4, 2017, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the implementation of county solid waste management   programs in certain counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 364.011, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  Subject to the limitation provided by Sections 361.151   and 361.152 (Solid Waste Disposal Act), and subject to Subsection   (a-1), a commissioners court by rule may regulate solid waste   collection, handling, storage, and disposal in areas of the county   not in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a   municipality.          (a-1)  A commissioners court by rule may regulate solid waste   collection, handling, storage, and disposal by establishing a   mandatory program under Section 364.034 in an area of the county   located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality   if:                (1)  the municipality does not provide solid waste   disposal services in that area; and                (2)  the county:                      (A)  is adjacent to the United Mexican States;                      (B)  has a population of less than 300,000; and                      (C)  contains a municipality with a population of   200,000 or more.          SECTION 2.  Section 364.034, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:          (a-1)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), a person is not   required to use solid waste disposal services offered by a county,   as authorized under Section 364.011(a-1), to persons in an area of   the county located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a   municipality if:                (1)  the person contracts for solid waste disposal   services with a provider that meets rules adopted by the commission   for the regulation of solid waste disposal; or                (2)  the person is a private entity that contracts to   provide temporary solid waste disposal services to a construction   site or project by furnishing a roll-off container used to   transport construction waste or demolition debris to a facility for   disposal or recycling.          (a-2)  Subsection (a-1) does not affect the authority of a   governmental entity to pursue actions under Subchapter B, Chapter   365, to address illegal dumping.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a contract for private solid waste collection, handling, storage,   or disposal entered into on or after the effective date of this Act.     A contract for private solid waste collection, handling, storage,   or disposal entered into before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date   of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.     * * * * *