SRC-MKV S.B. 324 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 324
2001S0817/1By: Brown, J. E. "Buster"
Natural Resources
3/26/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) is
limited in the amount it can charge to process an application for an
underground injection well permit.   
As proposed, S.B. 324 amends the Water Code to increase the amount of an
underground injection well application fee from $25 to $100 per
application. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 27.014, Water Code, to require the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission, with each application for a disposal well
permit, to collect a fee in the amount provided in and under the terms of
Section 5.235, rather than $25, for the benefit for the state and its
natural resources. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.