TX Attorney General Opinion. Use of Funds from Compact Waste Disposal Facility

Who is asking? Andrews County/District Attorney

What did they ask?  What is the authority of a county commissioners court over disbursing funds received from a compact waste disposal facility under Health and Safety Code section 401.244?

What’s the answer?

• The funds are public funds.
• This triggers requirements of Texas Constitution article III, sections 51 and 52.
• This means the County has to retain sufficient control over the funds

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