HBA-RBT H.B. 3330 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3330 By: Walker Natural Resources 3/22/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE H.B. 3330 modifies the grounds for water well driller license revocation, suspension, and reprimand. This bill modifies the enforcement process, allows administrative penalties for violations, and sets a time limit on the right to contest an order issued by the Texas Commission on Licensing and Regulation. This bill provides that all money collected under this chapter is to be deposited to the water well drillers account. 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. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 32.010, Water Code, by adding Subsection (b), as follows: (b) Provides that grounds for revocation, suspension or reprimand of a water well driller's license include intentionally misstating or misrepresenting a fact on an application or well log or to a person for whom a well is being drilled, deepened, or otherwise altered, failing to keep and transmit well logs, failing to advise a person for whom a well is being drilled of specified hazards, failing to complete a well in accordance with standards and procedures, or being an incompetent driller. SECTION 2. Amends Section 32.011, Water Code, by adding Subsection (c), as follows: (c) Authorizes the assessment of an administrative penalty only after the person charged with a violation has been given an opportunity for a public hearing. SECTION 3. Amends Section 32.014(b), Water Code, as amended by Chapters 333 and 1077, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, to require that money collected under this chapter is to be deposited to the credit of the water well drillers account, rather than the commission occupational licensing account. SECTION 4. Amends Section 32.012(b), Water Code, as amended by Chapters 333 and 1077, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, to require that money collected under this chapter is to be deposited to the credit of the water well drillers account, rather than the commission occupational licensing account. SECTION 5. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.