H.B. No. 2771
AN ACT
relating to the fee collected for an on-site wastewater treatment
permit application.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 367.008(b) and (c), Health and Safety
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(b) The commission shall [may] award competitive grants
to[:
[(1)] support applied research and demonstration
projects by accredited colleges and universities in this state, by
other governmental entities, or by acceptable public or private
research centers regarding on-site wastewater treatment technology
and systems applicable to this state that are directed toward
improving the quality of wastewater treatment and reducing the cost
of providing wastewater treatment to consumers, including
wastewater reuse [; and
[(2) enhance technology transfer regarding on-site
wastewater treatment by using educational courses, seminars,
symposia, publications, and other forms of information
dissemination].
(c) The commission shall seek the advice of relevant experts
when choosing research topics and [,] awarding grants[, and holding
educational conferences associated with activities] under this
chapter.
SECTION 2. Section 367.010(d), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) The fee proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the
water resources management account and may be used only for the
purposes of Sections 367.007 and 367.008.
SECTION 3. Section 5.701(p), Water Code, is amended to read
as follows:
(p) Notwithstanding any other law, fees collected for
deposit to the water resource management account under the
following statutes may be appropriated and used to protect water
resources in this state, including assessment of water quality,
reasonably related to the activities of any of the persons required
to pay a fee under:
(1) Subsection (b), to the extent those fees are paid
by water districts, and Subsections (e), (f), and (n); or
(2) Section 54.037(c) [; or
[(3) Section 367.010, Health and Safety Code].
SECTION 4. (a) The changes in law made by this Act apply
only to an application for an on-site wastewater treatment permit
received by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality or an
authorized agent, as defined by Section 366.002, Health and Safety
Code, on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the
law in effect on the date the application was received, and the
former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
(b) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to an
application for a grant under Section 367.008, Health and Safety
Code, as amended by this Act, submitted on or after the effective
date of this Act. An application for a grant submitted before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the application was submitted, and the former law is continued
in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2771 was passed by the House on May 4,
2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 2771 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 131, Nays 13,
2 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2771 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, 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