By:  Chisum, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Jackson)                    H.B. No. 755
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2003; 
May 6, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Natural 
Resources; May 19, 2003, reported favorably by the following vote:  
Yeas 10, Nays 0; May 19, 2003, sent to printer.)


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT


relating to the offense of failing to certify compliance of an 
underground storage tank before accepting delivery of the regulated 
substance to be stored in the tank.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 26.3467(b), Water Code, is amended to 
read as follows:   
	(b)  A person who knowingly violates Subsection (a) commits 
an offense that is punishable as provided by Section 7.156 for an 
offense under that section.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           
	SECTION 3.  (a)  The change in law made by this Act applies 
only to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this 
Act.  For purposes of this section an offense is committed before 
the effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurs 
before that date.
	(b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this 
Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed, 
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.



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