Texas Demolition Licensing Law

Texas Code · 3 sections

The following is the full text of Texas’s demolition licensing law statutes as published in the Texas Code. For the official version, see the Texas Legislature.

Tex. TX ED Code § ED.55.1734.

Sec. 55.1734. TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas State University System may issue in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board bonds for the following institutions not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts to finance projects specified as follows: (1) Lamar University--Beaumont, $21,792,096 to renovate and repair campus buildings; (2) Lamar Institute of Technology, $5,301,960 to renovate Gentry Hall and convert it to classroom and laboratory use; (3) Lamar State College--Orange, $2,125,000 for campus landscaping, renovation of the old library for physical plant purposes, renovation of the Main Building and Electronics Commerce Resource Center, and demolition of the old physical plant building; (4) Lamar State College--Port Arthur, $7,650,000 to construct a performing arts and classroom building and to expand the Gates Memorial Library and develop an adjacent plaza; (5) Sam Houston State University, $18 million to renovate and expand the Farrington Building; (6) Texas State University, $18,436,500 to construct a business building; and (7) Sul Ross State University, $15,175,000 to renovate and expand the range animal science facility and science building annex and to carry out other building renovations. (b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the Texas State University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding. (c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the Texas State University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes. (d) Any portion of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this section for one or more specified projects at an institution that is not required for the specified projects may be used to renovate existing structures and facilities at the institution.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1432, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 386, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 179 (H.B. 3564), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (S.B. 974), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.7.161.

Sec. 7.161. VIOLATION RELATING TO SOLID WASTE IN ENCLOSED CONTAINERS OR VEHICLES. (a) An operator of a solid waste facility or a solid waste hauler commits an offense if the operator or hauler disposes of solid waste in a completely enclosed container or vehicle at a solid waste site or operation permitted as a Type IV landfill: (1) without having in possession the special permit required by Section 361.091, Health and Safety Code; (2) on a date or time not authorized by the commission; or (3) without a commission inspector present to verify that the solid waste is free of putrescible, hazardous, and infectious waste. (b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. (c) This section does not apply to: (1) a stationary compactor that is at a specific location and that has an annual permit under Section 361.091, Health and Safety Code, issued by the commission, on certification to the commission by the generator that the contents of the compactor are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste; or (2) an enclosed vehicle of a municipality if the vehicle has a permit issued by the commission to transport brush or construction-demolition waste and rubbish on designated dates, on certification by the municipality to the commission that the contents of the vehicle are free of putrescible, hazardous, or infectious waste. (d) In this section, "putrescible waste" means organic waste, such as garbage, wastewater treatment plant sludge, and grease trap waste, that may: (1) be decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause odors or gases; or (2) provide food for or attract birds, animals, or disease vectors.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.7.187.

Sec. 7.187. PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person convicted of an offense under this subchapter is punishable by: (1) a fine, as imposed under the section creating the offense, of: (A) not more than $1,000; (B) not less than $1,000 or more than $50,000; (C) not less than $1,000 or more than $100,000; (D) not less than $1,000 or more than $250,000; (E) not less than $2,000 or more than $500,000; (F) not less than $5,000 or more than $1,000,000; (G) not less than $10,000 or more than $1,500,000; or (H) not more than twice the amount of the required fee; (2) confinement for a period, as imposed by the section creating the offense, not to exceed: (A) 30 days; (B) 90 days; (C) 180 days; (D) one year; (E) two years; (F) five years; (G) 10 years; (H) 15 years; (I) 20 years; or (J) 30 years; or (3) both fine and confinement, as imposed by the section creating the offense. (b) Notwithstanding Section 7.177(a)(5), conviction for an offense under Section 382.018, Health and Safety Code, is punishable as: (1) a Class C misdemeanor if the violation is a first violation and does not involve the burning of heavy oils, asphaltic materials, potentially explosive materials, or chemical wastes; (2) a Class B misdemeanor if the violation is a second or subsequent violation and: (A) the violation does not involve the burning of: (i) substances described by Subdivision (1); or (ii) insulation on electrical wire or cable, treated lumber, plastics, non-wood construction or demolition materials, furniture, carpet, or items containing natural or synthetic rubber; or (B) the violation involves the burning of substances described by Paragraph (A)(ii) and none of the prior violations involved the burning of substances described by Subdivision (1) or Paragraph (A)(ii); or (3) a Class A misdemeanor if the violation: (A) involves the burning of substances described by Subdivision (1); or (B) is a second or subsequent violation and involves the burning of substances described by Subdivision (2)(A)(ii) and one or more of the prior violations involved the burning of substances described by Subdivision (1) or (2)(A)(ii).

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1264 (H.B. 857), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 145 (H.B. 1619), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

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