Texas HB4086 allows certain counties to regulate composting facilities and prohibit their operation near water sources.

Texas HB4086 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow counties without municipal food waste diversion requirements to regulate composting facilities. These facilities must compost specific materials from municipal, commercial, or institutional sources. Counties can prohibit such facilities from operating within 3,281 feet of streams, drains, recharge features, recharge areas, or tributaries that may affect water supplies. The changes take effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB4086 allows certain counties to regulate composting facilities and prohibit their operation near water sources.

Texas HB4086 amends the Health and Safety Code to allow counties without municipal food waste diversion requirements to regulate composting facilities. These facilities must compost specific materials from municipal, commercial, or institutional sources. Counties can prohibit such facilities from operating within 3,281 feet of streams, drains, recharge features, recharge areas, or tributaries that may affect water supplies. The changes take effect September 1, 2025.