{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-361.162","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.162","heading":"DESIGNATION OF AREAS SUITABLE FOR FACILITIES.","body":"(a) Subject to the limitation under Sections 361.151 and 361.152, a county may designate land areas not in the territorial limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality as suitable for use as solid waste facilities.\n(b) The county shall base a designation on the principles of public health, safety, and welfare, including proper land use, compliance with state statutes, and other pertinent factors.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","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 E. POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.361.htm#361.162","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"c05a2220ebb5e7c673c5e077ec8d7b59ff3208265b6036128344458aeec3cbc2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-361.161","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-361.163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}