{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-775.151","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.151","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Hazardous material\" means a flammable material, an explosive, a radioactive material, a hazardous waste, a toxic substance, or related material, including a substance defined as a \"hazardous substance,\" \"hazardous material,\" \"toxic substance,\" or \"solid waste\" under:\n(A) the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.), as amended;\n(B) the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (42 U.S. C. Section 6901 et seq.), as amended;\n(C) the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), as amended; or\n(D) Chapter 361.\n(2) \"Responsible party\" means a person:\n(A) involved in the possession, ownership, or transportation of a hazardous material that is released or abandoned; or\n(B) who has legal liability for the causation of an incident resulting in the release or abandonment of a hazardous material.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 272, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 9. SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. EMERGENCIES","CHAPTER 775. EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER G. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.775.htm#775.151","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8eb07397c2ed55a09ea60be2fbc86471f794a8a058eb017c9080ce83cb3e5241","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-775.119","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-775.152"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}