Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.0615: RESPONSIBILITY FOR REGIONAL PLANNING.

(a) A council of governments has primary responsibility for the regional planning process.
(b) A planning region may be divided into subregions as part of the regional planning process. If a planning region is divided into subregions, the council of governments with jurisdiction in the planning region may assist the local governments constituting a subregion to develop a joint local solid waste management plan that provides for solid waste services for solid waste generated within that subregion.
(c) A council of governments may:
(1) employ personnel necessary to carry out the regional planning process, including an administrator for each subregion if subregions are established; and
(2) adopt rules necessary to carry out responsibilities concerning the regional planning process.
(d) In this section, "council of governments" means a regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.
Added by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 10, art. 2, Sec. 31(b), eff. Sept. 6, 1990.

Where this section sits in the code

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
SUBTITLE B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER
CHAPTER 363. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
SUBCHAPTER D. REGIONAL AND LOCAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLANS

(a) A council of governments has primary responsibility for the regional planning process.

(b) A planning region may be divided into subregions as part of the regional planning process. If a planning region is divided into subregions, the council of governments with jurisdiction in the planning region may assist the local governments constituting a subregion to develop a joint local solid waste management plan that provides for solid waste services for solid waste generated within that subregion.

(1) employ personnel necessary to carry out the regional planning process, including an administrator for each subregion if subregions are established; and

(2) adopt rules necessary to carry out responsibilities concerning the regional planning process.

(d) In this section, "council of governments" means a regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.

Added by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 10, art. 2, Sec. 31(b), eff. Sept. 6, 1990.

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