Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 363.092
Planning Fund Use; Financial Assistance to Local Governments and Planning Regions

(a)

The executive director shall administer the financial assistance program and the planning fund under the commission’s direction.

(b)

The commission shall adopt rules for the use and distribution to public agencies and planning regions of money in the planning fund.

(c)

The commission shall use the planning fund to provide financial assistance to:

(1)

local governments and planning regions to develop regional and local solid waste management plans;

(2)

public agencies and planning regions to prepare screening, feasibility, and implementation studies; and

(3)

local governments and planning regions for costs of developing and implementing approved household hazardous waste diversion programs, excluding costs of disposal.

(d)

The commission shall use at least 90 percent of the money appropriated to it for the planning fund to provide financial assistance, and not more than 10 percent of the total funds appropriated to the commission for the planning fund may be used to administer the financial assistance program and the planning fund and to pay the expenses of the advisory council.

(e)

The planning fund may not be used for construction or to prepare final design and working drawings, acquire land or an interest in land, or pay for recovered resources.

(f)

The commission by rule shall allocate a specific percentage of money provided under Subsection (c)(1) to be used to develop plans for community household hazardous waste collection programs.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 238, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 303, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.105, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 363.092 — Planning Fund Use; Financial Assistance to Local Governments and Planning Regions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­363.­htm#363.­092 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

363.001
Short Title 363.002
Policy 363.003
Findings 363.004
Definitions 363.005
Application of Chapter 363.006
Construction of Chapter 363.007
Statutes Not Affected by Chapter 363.021
Commission Rulemaking Authority 363.022
Commission Powers and Duties 363.023
Application for Federal Funds 363.024
Disbursement of Federal Funds 363.041
Composition of Advisory Council 363.042
Terms 363.043
President 363.044
Payment of and Reimbursement for Expenses 363.045
Meetings 363.046
Duties 363.061
Commission Rules 363.062
Regional Solid Waste Management Plan 363.063
Local Solid Waste Management Plan 363.064
Contents of Regional or Local Solid Waste Management Plan 363.065
Planning Process 363.066
Conformity with Regional or Local Solid Waste Management Plan 363.067
Study Required for Resource Recovery or Other Solid Waste Management Systems 363.068
Screening Study 363.069
Feasibility Study 363.070
Implementation Study 363.091
Municipal Solid Waste Management Planning Fund 363.092
Planning Fund Use 363.093
Application for Financial Assistance 363.094
Municipal Solid Waste Resource Recovery Applied Research and Technical Assistance Fund 363.095
Use of Technical Assistance Fund 363.111
Adoption of Rules by Public Agency 363.112
Prohibition of Processing or Disposal of Solid Waste in Certain Areas 363.113
Establishment of Solid Waste Management Services 363.114
Resource Recovery Service 363.115
Tax Exempt Status of Certain Resource Recovery Systems 363.116
Authority to Enter Contracts Concerning Solid Waste Management Services 363.117
Solid Waste Management Service Contracts 363.118
Industrial Development Corporations 363.119
Funding Solid Waste Management Services 363.131
Authority to Issue Bonds 363.132
Terms 363.133
Bond Provisions 363.134
Approval and Registration 363.135
Bond Payment and Security 363.136
Bond Election 363.137
Other Security 363.138
Bond Sale and Exchange 363.139
Investment and Use of Proceeds 363.140
Refunding Bonds 363.141
Legal Investments 363.142
Tax Status of Bonds 363.143
Fees for Services 363.144
Adjustment of Rates for Adequate Revenue 363.145
Bond Anticipation Notes 363.0615
Responsibility for Regional Planning 363.0616
Preparation of Regional Plan by Other Public Agency in Certain Regions 363.0635
Schedule for Adoption of Plans
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Apr. 29, 2024

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