By Oliveira H.B. No. 987 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authority of certain counties to contract with 1-3 water corporations to collect solid waste disposal service fees for 1-4 the counties. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 364, Health and Safety 1-7 Code, is amended by adding Section 364.0345 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 364.0345. COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE 1-9 FEES BY WATER CORPORATIONS SERVING ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS. 1-10 (a) In this section, "water supply or sewer service corporation" 1-11 has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code. 1-12 (b) A county that is eligible for financial assistance under 1-13 Section 17.923, Water Code, may contract with a water supply or 1-14 sewer service corporation serving an area of the county to collect 1-15 for the county the solid waste disposal service fees for solid 1-16 waste disposal services provided in that area by the county. The 1-17 county shall compensate the corporation for the actual cost of 1-18 collecting the fees and may use the fees to pay the compensation. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.