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

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 503.002: TOXIC SUBSTANCES COORDINATING COMMITTEE.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
  3. SUBTITLE D. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
  4. CHAPTER 503. HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND HARMFUL PHYSICAL AGENTS

(a) The Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee is composed of one representative from the:

(1) department;

(2) Department of Agriculture;

(3) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(4) Parks and Wildlife Department;

(5) Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas; and

(6) Railroad Commission of Texas.

(b) The chief administrative officer of each agency shall appoint the agency representative to the committee. A representative serves at the will of the chief administrative officer or until the representative terminates employment with the agency, whichever occurs first.

(c) The representative of the department serves as chairman of the committee.

(d) The department shall provide administrative support to the committee.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.250, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1292, eff. April 2, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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