89R1013 MP-F     By: González of El Paso 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 may develop 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 public rights-of-way and other public 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)  If the commission develops a scrap tire remediation   grant program under this section, the commission shall adopt rules   for the administration of that program.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.