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  89R22397 CMO-F     By: González of El Paso, Garcia Hernandez H.B. No. 464       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the   elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Health and Safety   Code, is amended by adding Section 361.0315 to read as follows:           Sec.   361.0315.     SCRAP TIRE REMEDIATION GRANT PROGRAM.   (a)     In this section, "scrap tire" has the meaning assigned by Section   361.112.           (b)     The commission shall establish a scrap tire remediation   grant program to award grants from the scrap tire remediation grant   account established by this section to counties for the purpose of   reducing the number of scrap tires disposed of in inland or coastal   water and onto rights-of-way and other land.           (c)     The commission may award a grant under the scrap tire   remediation grant program to a county to be used for:                 (1)     identifying and prosecuting violators of Section   365.012, as that section relates to the illegal disposal of scrap   tires;                 (2)     providing information to the public to discourage   the illegal disposal of scrap tires; and                 (3)     removing and properly disposing of illegally   disposed of scrap tires.           (d)     The scrap tire remediation grant account is a dedicated   account in the general revenue fund and consists of:                 (1)     appropriations of money to the account by the   legislature;                 (2)     gifts, grants, including federal grants, and other   donations received for the account; and                 (3)     interest earned on the investment of money in the   account.           (e)     Money in the scrap tire remediation grant account may be   used by the commission only to:                 (1)  award grants under this section; and                 (2)     administer the scrap tire remediation grant   program under this section.           (f)     Not later than September 1 of each year, the commission   shall prepare and submit a written report to the legislature with   recommendations to address the illegal disposal of scrap tires.           (g)     The commission shall adopt rules for the administration   of the scrap tire remediation grant program established under this   section.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable but not later than January   1, 2027, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall   establish the scrap tire remediation grant program as required by   Section 361.0315, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.