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House Bill 2510 |
House Author: Bonnen |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Jackson, Mike |
House Bill 2510 amends provisions of the Health and Safety Code relating to permitting a single-family residence on-site sewage disposal system that uses aerobic treatment. The bill requires the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to adopt rules governing the maintenance of such a disposal system by an owner who elects to maintain the system directly and governing the training required of the owner. The bill sets out provisions relating to minimum training hours, training program content, verification that an owner has received training, and certification of trainers. House Bill 2510 subjects such a disposal system to certain applicable inspection and reporting requirements. The bill requires licensure for a person who maintains or services such a system and sets out administrative enforcement mechanisms to ensure proper maintenance of the system by the owner or by a maintenance company employed by the owner.
House Bill 2510 amends the Water Code to make it a Class C misdemeanor to knowingly violate certain orders or resolutions adopted by the commission relating to maintenance of certain on-site sewage disposal systems.
The bill takes effect September 1, 2005, except for the licensing requirement for persons maintaining or servicing disposal systems, which takes effect September 1, 2006.