Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 401.266 - Transfer of Land Required(a) The commission by rule or order may require that before a license covering land used for the disposal of by-product material is terminated, the land, including any affected interests in the land, must be transferred to the federal government or to the state unless:(1) the federal commission determines before the license terminates that the transfer of title to the land and the by-product material is unnecessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare or to minimize danger to life or property; or(2) the land is held in trust by the federal government for an Indian tribe, is owned by an Indian tribe subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the federal government, is owned by the federal government, or is owned by the state.(b) By-product material transferred to the state under this section shall be transferred without cost to the state.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.266
Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1332, Sec. 18, eff. 6/15/2007.Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1338, Sec. 9, eff. 6/20/1997.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 992, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993 Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.