Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 363.095. Use of Technical Assistance Fund

(1) the state solid waste management plan;

(2) the commission's municipal solid waste management rules; and

(3) other commission policy requirements.

(1) an evaluation of the long-term statewide needs of public agencies in financing municipal solid waste systems and consideration of the nature and extent of financial support that the state should provide for those systems;

(2) an evaluation of state of the art waste reduction systems and waste-to-energy systems that include steam generation and electrical production;

(3) establishment and evaluation of a pilot source separation and recycling project;

(4) feasibility studies of appropriate technology that may be applicable to several local governments for the improvement of solid waste management systems;

(5) cost and economic comparisons of alternative solid waste management systems;

(6) an evaluation of available markets for energy and recovered materials;

(7) an evaluation of the availability of recovered materials and energy resources for new market opportunities; and

(8) a citizen involvement program to educate citizens in solid waste management issues and the improvement of solid waste management practices.