| 1 | 1 | | 85R24060 SLB-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Walle H.B. No. 2376 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2376: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Larson C.S.H.B. No. 2376 |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the fee collected for an on-site wastewater treatment |
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| 10 | 10 | | permit application. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Sections 367.008(b) and (c), Health and Safety |
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| 13 | 13 | | Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (b) The commission shall [may] award competitive grants |
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| 15 | 15 | | to[: |
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| 16 | 16 | | [(1)] support applied research and demonstration |
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| 17 | 17 | | projects by accredited colleges and universities in this state, by |
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| 18 | 18 | | other governmental entities, or by acceptable public or private |
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| 19 | 19 | | research centers regarding on-site wastewater treatment technology |
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| 20 | 20 | | and systems applicable to this state that are directed toward |
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| 21 | 21 | | improving the quality of wastewater treatment and reducing the cost |
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| 22 | 22 | | of providing wastewater treatment to consumers, including |
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| 23 | 23 | | wastewater reuse [; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | [(2) enhance technology transfer regarding on-site |
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| 25 | 25 | | wastewater treatment by using educational courses, seminars, |
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| 26 | 26 | | symposia, publications, and other forms of information |
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| 27 | 27 | | dissemination]. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (c) The commission shall seek the advice of relevant experts |
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| 29 | 29 | | when choosing research topics and [,] awarding grants[, and holding |
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| 30 | 30 | | educational conferences associated with activities] under this |
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| 31 | 31 | | chapter. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. Section 367.010(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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| 33 | 33 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | (d) The fee proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the |
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| 35 | 35 | | water resources management account and may be used only for the |
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| 36 | 36 | | purposes of Sections 367.007 and 367.008. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 3. Section 5.701(p), Water Code, is amended to read |
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| 38 | 38 | | as follows: |
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| 39 | 39 | | (p) Notwithstanding any other law, fees collected for |
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| 40 | 40 | | deposit to the water resource management account under the |
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| 41 | 41 | | following statutes may be appropriated and used to protect water |
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| 42 | 42 | | resources in this state, including assessment of water quality, |
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| 43 | 43 | | reasonably related to the activities of any of the persons required |
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| 44 | 44 | | to pay a fee under: |
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| 45 | 45 | | (1) Subsection (b), to the extent those fees are paid |
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| 46 | 46 | | by water districts, and Subsections (e), (f), and (n); or |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) Section 54.037(c) [; or |
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| 48 | 48 | | [(3) Section 367.010, Health and Safety Code]. |
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| 49 | 49 | | SECTION 4. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply |
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| 50 | 50 | | only to an application for an on-site wastewater treatment permit |
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| 51 | 51 | | received by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or an |
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| 52 | 52 | | authorized agent, as defined by Section 366.002, Health and Safety |
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| 53 | 53 | | Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. An application |
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| 54 | 54 | | received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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| 55 | 55 | | law in effect on the date the application was received, and the |
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| 56 | 56 | | former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 57 | 57 | | (b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an |
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| 58 | 58 | | application for a grant under Section 367.008, Health and Safety |
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| 59 | 59 | | Code, as amended by this Act, submitted on or after the effective |
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| 60 | 60 | | date of this Act. An application for a grant submitted before the |
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| 61 | 61 | | effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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| 62 | 62 | | date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued |
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| 63 | 63 | | in effect for that purpose. |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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