Section 361.0666 - Public Meeting and Notice for Solid Waste Facilities(a) An applicant for a permit under this chapter for a new facility that accepts municipal solid wastes may hold a public meeting in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located.(b) The applicant shall publish notice of the public meeting at least once each week during the three weeks preceding the meeting. The notice must be published in the newspaper of the largest general circulation that is published in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located. If a newspaper is not published in the county, the notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.(c) The applicant shall present to the commission an affidavit certifying that the notice was published as required by Subsection (b). The commission's acceptance of the affidavit raises a presumption that the applicant has complied with Subsection (b).(d) The published notice may not be smaller than 96.8 square centimeters or 15 square inches, with the shortest dimension not less than 7.5 centimeters or 3 inches. The notice must contain at least the following information: (1) the permit application number;(2) the applicant's name;(3) the proposed location of the facility; and(4) the location and availability of copies of the application.(e) The applicant shall pay the cost of the notice required under this section. The commission by rule may establish a procedure for payment of those costs.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0666
Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 582, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 2.01, eff. 9/1/2001.