Bill Text: TX HB3319 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the collection of soil monitoring samples from land application units where sewage sludge or domestic septage is applied.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-17 - Left pending in committee [HB3319 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3319-Introduced.html
| 86R4592 JTS-D | ||
| By: Burns | H.B. No. 3319 | |
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| relating to the collection of soil monitoring samples from land | ||
| application units where sewage sludge or domestic septage is | ||
| applied. | ||
| 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 361.1215 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 361.1215. SOIL MONITORING SAMPLE COLLECTION FOR LAND | ||
| APPLICATION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE OR DOMESTIC SEPTAGE. (a) In this | ||
| section: | ||
| (1) "Domestic septage" means liquid or solid material | ||
| removed from a septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, marine | ||
| sanitation device, or similar treatment works that receives only | ||
| domestic sewage. The term does not include: | ||
| (A) liquid or solid material removed from a | ||
| septic tank, cesspool, or similar treatment works that receives | ||
| commercial wastewater or industrial wastewater; or | ||
| (B) grease removed from a grease trap. | ||
| (2) "Land application unit" has the meaning assigned | ||
| by Section 361.121(a). | ||
| (b) Soil monitoring samples required by the commission for a | ||
| land application unit at which sewage sludge or domestic septage is | ||
| applied must be collected by a commission inspector. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
