Sec. 26.359.  LOCAL REGULATION OR ORDINANCE.  (a)  In this section, "local government" means a school district, county, municipality, junior college district, river authority, water district or other special district, or other political subdivision created under the constitution or a statute of this state.
(b)  A regulation or ordinance adopted by a local government that imposes standards for the design, construction, installation, or operation of underground storage tanks is not valid.
 
Text of subsec. (c) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 14.10

 
(c)  This section does not apply to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001.
 
Text of subsec. (c) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 11.02

 
(c)  This section does not apply to a rule adopted by the Edwards Aquifer Authority, or to a regulation or ordinance in effect as of January 1, 2001, or thereafter amended.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 14.10, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 11.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.