H.B. No. 1481
AN ACT
relating to the abolition of the fee established by the
commissioner of the General Land Office for processing applications
for terminal facility discharge prevention and response
certificates.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 40.112, Natural Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 40.112. ISSUANCE. On compliance with Sections 40.109
through 40.111 [of this code and on payment of the certificate
application fee], the commissioner shall issue the applicant a
discharge prevention and response certificate covering the
terminal facility.
SECTION 2. Section 40.110(e), Natural Resources Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1481 was passed by the House on April
27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1481 was passed by the Senate on May
24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor