HBA-BSM H.B. 3074 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3074
By: Chisum
Natural Resources
4/1/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
(TNRCC) is required to establish and collect a permit fee to cover the cost
of issuing permits for on-site sewage facilities.  However, the TNRCC has
proposed collecting an additional mandatory fee for these inspections from
local governmental entities.  These additional charge-back fees would be
assessed without the agreement of the local governmental entity.  House
Bill 3074 requires the TNRCC to obtain the agreement of the local
governmental entity to assess those charge-back fees. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3074 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) to assess a charge-back
fee upon agreement with  a local governmental entity for which the TNRCC
issues permits for administrative costs relating to the permitting function
that are not covered by the permit fees collected. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.