{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-361.0151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0151","heading":"RECYCLING.","body":"(a) The commission shall establish and administer a waste minimization and recycling office within the commission that provides technical assistance to local governments concerning waste minimization and recycling.\n(b) The commission shall work in conjunction with the Texas Department of Commerce to pursue the development of markets for recycled materials, including composting products.\n(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission or a political subdivision of this state that establishes goals or requirements for recycling or the use of recycled material must base those goals or requirements on the definitions and principles established by Subchapter N. This subsection does not apply to a program described by Subchapter Y or Z.\nAdded by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 10, art. 2, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 6, 1990. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 237 (H.B. 3060), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2023.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER","CHAPTER 361. SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.361.htm#361.0151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"265b90cb0e41c46ccd8b9c38463088ab192a86674a8737273e06b1db71123b11","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-361.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-361.0152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}