By Oliveira H.B. No. 987 77R4952 MI-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authority of certain counties to require water 1-3 corporations to collect solid waste disposal service fees for the 1-4 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 require a water supply or sewer 1-14 service corporation serving an area of the county to collect the 1-15 solid waste disposal service fees for solid waste disposal services 1-16 provided in that area by the county. The county shall compensate 1-17 the corporation for the actual cost of collecting the fees and may 1-18 use the fees to pay the compensation. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-20 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 1-21 Amend H.B. No. 987 as follows: 1-22 (1) On page 1, line 13, strike "require" and substitute 1-23 "contract with". 1-24 (2) On page 1, line 14, between "collect" and "the" insert 2-1 "for the county". 2-2 77R6456 MI-D Chisum